The Good German

THE GOOD GERMAN (2006) - June 23, 2007
Well, I can't say he was entirely successful, though I do applaud Soderbergh for trying something different. A murder-mystery shot in the style of a film from the '40s, this was about... well, that's one its main problems. It's constantly throwing information at the viewer, and becomes harder and harder to follow as it goes along. I always had the basic gist of what was happening, but with all the names and information it was a bit hard to keep up. The film was well acted, and Soderbergh did a fairly good job of mimicking the style of the era, though the cinematography seemed confusingly over-exposed for much of the film. **1/2