"The Counterfeiters" is a drama about Operation Bernhard, following Salomon Sorowitsch as a Jewish criminal in the concentration camps of World War II. Salomon is a professional counterfeiter before the war, and after a few years, Nazis recruit him as a centerpiece member of Operation Bernhard. This is an overall enjoyable movie; however, it has few disappointments.
The story is the greatest disappointment of this movie. It starts and continues well. It revolves around the moral question of trading your honor and ideals for survival. The dialogues move the story forward, and Salomon's interactions with Burger make the audience ponder upon the said question. However, as the hero, Saloman is a highly bland character, and his passiveness makes the third act anticlimactic and unsatisfying.
The general atmosphere of the movie is both good and bad at times. In many moments, there are shakings in camera and zoom-ins and zoom-outs that in times make you wonder whether this is a low-budget movie filmed by an amateur. However, the music and general sounds are what compensate for the cinematography. For example, in The scene where Holst shoots Karloff and the next part, the music and the sounds capture the tension perfectly.
To conclude, I would recommend "The Counterfeiters" to anyone interested in movies about Holocaust and Operation Bernhard. However, if you are looking for something worth your time, you have better options.
The story is the greatest disappointment of this movie. It starts and continues well. It revolves around the moral question of trading your honor and ideals for survival. The dialogues move the story forward, and Salomon's interactions with Burger make the audience ponder upon the said question. However, as the hero, Saloman is a highly bland character, and his passiveness makes the third act anticlimactic and unsatisfying.
The general atmosphere of the movie is both good and bad at times. In many moments, there are shakings in camera and zoom-ins and zoom-outs that in times make you wonder whether this is a low-budget movie filmed by an amateur. However, the music and general sounds are what compensate for the cinematography. For example, in The scene where Holst shoots Karloff and the next part, the music and the sounds capture the tension perfectly.
To conclude, I would recommend "The Counterfeiters" to anyone interested in movies about Holocaust and Operation Bernhard. However, if you are looking for something worth your time, you have better options.