I have heard a lot about how great the original book is upon which this film is based, however a great book and a decent screenplay does not guarantee a great film.
This is a film with a number of problems, firstly it needs to decide if it is in English or German as it seems to flit between the two, sometimes in the same sentence. Secondly the German accents are an issue although some are a lot better than others.
The story plods along at a very pedestrian pace, there are huge chunks of the film where there appears to be very little happening, I'm also not sure that the narration works, a book narrated by Death probably works a whole lot better than a film.
On the positive side the acting performances are very good, especially from Sophie Nelisse as Liesel, and Geoffrey Rush as her Foster Dad.
On the whole thou this was a little disappointing 5/10
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