DEFIANCE (2008)

[indianasmith]

Daniel Craig plays Jewish Resistance leader Tuvia Bielski in this very well-made, gritty story of heroism and survival during Europe's darkest hours.  Based on a true story of Jewish refugees who joined the Red Army Partisans and built a free and independent village for themselves in the forests, evading capture for four long years, this movie is simply a must see.  Very well acted and played, this movie kept my wife and I absorbed for its full 2 hour plus length.  Don't miss a chance to view this modern masterpiece!  Daniel Craig is superb, and Liev Schreiber is brilliant as his brother Zus.  As a history person, I found this depiction of warfare on the Eastern front to be compelling and fairly accurate.
Anyone else see this one?

[The Burgomaster]

This movie was generally interesting and never boring . . . but it left me feeling sort of empty.  I didn't find it to be an emotionally stirring experience.  SCHINDLER'S LIST and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL were much more emotionally charged.  I didn't see DEFIANCE during its theatrical run, but I did buy the DVD.  It's a pretty good movie, but it just didn't draw me in emotionally as much as some other movies about the Nazi era.

[flackbait]

I saw this just after it came out. I thought it was pretty good. I was actually suprised I thought it was just another cheesy action flick. But it actually was pretty good and accurate at the same time.

[Torgo]

While the performances were great all around, the movie never really clicked with me the way that I thought it would. I'm going to revisit it in a few months and see what my opinion is then.