The Good German
The Good German (2007) 4/10
On paper, the film seems to be surefire hit. It stars Clooney, Maguire and Blanchett and is directed by Steven Soderbergh. Unfortunately, the end result feels like a Casablanca rip-off, a film noir that is technically beautiful but soulless. The plot is mediocre and the characters uninteresting. George Clooney basically stumbles from one scene to another and Tobey Maguire barely has time to make an impression. Blanchett is miscast as a femme fatale while the rest of the film simply isn’t interesting. Soderbergh captures the look and feel of an old 40s film. But beyond the look and atmosphere, he appears to have forgotten to add a good script.
