Schindler's List

Pros: Standout performances by Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes; Stunning John Williams sound track.
Cons: Spielberg's mawkishly overwrought, one-dimensional depiction, turns poignant historic subject matter into a pretentious melodrama.

I. INTRODUCTION & PLOT SUMMARY

A. Introduction:
This review begins with a somewhat dry, but straightforward synopsis of the movie's plot, (please skip this if you've seen the movie; you'll be glad you did.) It then goes into a...

Pros: Excellent acting, cimematography.
Cons: None.

If Steven Spielberg is remembered for only one film, please let it be this one. Adapted from the book by Thomas Kennealy, from the memories and stories told to him by Leopold Page, it's almost four hours of very intense moviemaking. Spielberg poured his...

Pros: Acting, score, direction, cinematography
Cons: Depressing nature of the film

When looking back at the 90s, there were quite a few good films that were made. In 1991, the horrific, psychological thriller, Silence of the Lambs, was a critical success. Braveheart was an epic film that also gained both critical and...

Pros: Spielberg's most powerful film. B & W film was inspired choice. Memorable score.
Cons: Some of the "cards" seem to be faint or out of focus, otherwise, none.

Even though Steven Spielberg had made some of the most successful -- and profitable -- films in movie history (E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, the Indiana Jones series), he was always perceived as a master craftsman but never as a "serious" director ...

Pros: Spielberg, Cinematography, Neeson, Kingsley, Fiennes
Cons: None

Director Steven Spielberg's finest work to date is "Schindler's List", a story of the Jewish people's plight under German domination in the Second World War.

Liam Neeson, in his greatest work thus far, plays "Oskar...

Pros: powerful example of "when a man saves a life, he saves the world in time"
Cons: devastating account of one of the darkest chapters in world history

Oskar Schindler was a shrewd businessman. He was a womanizer and a Nazi. He was also a humanitarian. In Stephen Speilberg's amazing epic film, Schindler's List, the life of this unlikely hero is chronicled through a horrifying...

Pros: Beautiful, sad, crushing, important.
Cons: Hard to watch.

“The list is an absolute good. The list is life.” -Ben Kingsly as Itzak Stern in Schindler’s List Films about the holocaust are important for two reasons: they serve to remind us of the horror that humanity is capable of, and they show ...

Pros: Cast, story, location, Spielberg, heartbreaking and redeeming
Cons: Ralph Fiennes lost the oscar to Tommy Lee Jones

Brace yourself, this is not a feel good, popcorn & twizzler movie. This is a step back in time, to World War 2, to walk in the footsteps of the Nazis, the Jews, and those caught in the middle. Steven Spielberg of ET and Jurassic Park fame created a ...

Pros: Every scene is powerful
Cons: (Sound of wind blowing)

Part of me did not want to have to review "Schindler's List" when I got a call from my girlfriend just as the movie was ending last night.  But once she was off the phone I turned it back on anyway, although by that point the only scene left was the ...

Pros: Excellent use of Black and White, Casting, Director
Cons: Long, Graphic, Not for Young Children

There are a few movies out there that are worth seeing more than one time. However, Schindler's List is a "classic before it's time" and could be seen a dozen times or more.

Spielberg has once again proved himself to be one of the...

Pros: Wonderful acting by Fiennes and Neeson, realistic filmmaking by Spielberg
Cons: Sensitive material, people might get thrown aback by it, depressing

I first watched Schindler’s List years ago when I was about 10 and I was too young to underst ...

Pros: Excellent plot, cast and wonderful portrayal of characters. Very real!
Cons: None

Directed by Steven Spielberg Based on the book of Thomas Keneally “Shindler’s Arc” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian Liam Neeson plays Oskar Schindler Ralph Fiennes plays Amon Goeth Caroline Goodhall plays Emile Schindler Embeth Davidtz ...

Pros: Amazing ending, mostly good characterization, extent of what the plot covers (time and people)
Cons: Slow start, not enough characterization of individual Jews

I preface this review with the fact that I knew very little about this movie as far as plot and characters before I watched it. I will attempt to reveal as little as possible as I attempt to review the film, while still giving you a good idea of whether ...

Pros: Finest acting ever, magnificent score, magnificent script, excellent direction, extremely moving
Cons: Nothing

There came a point in time where I knew I had to go and see this movie. There was simply no way around it. Everyone kept talking endlessly about it, even though the film was more than 10 years old. If I were to have any credibility at being a film ...

Pros: Important story, beautifully directed, superbly acted.
Cons: It shows a world gone mad, but that's not the film's fault!

It has been more than thirteen years now since Spielberg's masterpiece first appeared, but it is as relevant as ever. Indeed, one might say that, in this post 9/11 world, its themes of racial hatred (or at the very least, racial mistrust) are more ...