The Aftermath

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Apr 25, 2019 Yet another example where a low rating by the critics and a high rating by the audience can often mean a good movie. I was really looking forward to this film as I am very interested in how Germany recovered from the total loss and destruction of the third reich. I ended up being more taken by the performance of Keira Knightly and the deep themes of loss and redemption. Despite what the critics think it's not just another story about a simple love triangle. See more

Albus R Apr 21, 2019 I am struggling to come up with something of substance to say about The Aftermath, an adequate drama with decent performances, handsome production design, and a boring love triangle. It's set in the aftermath of World War Two Germany in the Allied-occupied stretch. Jason Clarke plays a British officer stationed in another man's home, a wealthy German local (Alexander Skarsgard) who lost his wife in the war. Clarke's wife (Keira Knightley) is anxious to go home, still processing her grief from losing her child during the war and her relationship with her distant husband seems irreparable. It's only a matter of time before Knightley and Skarsgard find comfort in one another, and they do, almost absurdly quickly. The more interesting story is Clarke trying to keep a fragile peace in the ruins of bombed-out Germany while Nazi sympathetic elements conspire to form an insurgency against the remaining officers. Now that's a movie I would watch. That's a way more intriguing storyline, and one I'm sure chapter after chapter was filled with sprawling, conspiratorial detail in the novel by Rhidian Brook. Alas, we're stuck with a pretty drab love affair between two pretty people. I didn't feel any passion between them; it felt like they were acting by-the-numbers, and ultimately maybe that was what the director had in mind all along. I found my mind drifting away for long interludes, thinking about other movies, thinking about watching other historical dramas. The acting is pretty good all around. Knightley has a standout scene where she breaks down and reveals the full extent of her maternal grief and what it has done to her marriage. The Aftermath will be readily forgotten in its own aftermath, and I don't think too many viewers will mourn. Nate's Grade: C See more

Apr 20, 2019 I was very skeptical about this movie, a 25% it's a catastrophic review percentage, in addition I tend to hate movies about romance, but honestly, I think it was a good enough movie, I felt satisfied when I walked away from the cinema, the atmosphere is really the most interesting part of the movie See more

Ron L Apr 20, 2019 The aftermath of war is horrible and on full view here. The three leads were excellent and hours after walking out of the cinema I am still mulling it over. How would I feel if I lost a child to war? HOw would I feel if everything I owned was taken from me by invading conquerors? How would I choose between those two men who were so very similar? This isn't going to be an oscar winner but it is a thoughtful film and I am glad I watch it. See more

Abraham R Apr 18, 2019 This is a well-acted, polished, and romantic film set in post-war Germany. There are elegant European interiors and beautiful outfits to go along with the somewhat soapy story of a strained marriage between a British officer administering the defeated and destroyed Germany and his wife who joins him in a large, finely appointed house which they share with the German architect and daughter who lived there during the war. It's a well-made film but nothing special. See more

Hermione P Apr 18, 2019 Saw it today. Lacks depth and time. Everything seems too much in a hurry. We must read between the lines, but the lines are too narrow and tight. See more

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