The Reader

This was the last Best Picture nominee that I had to watch. Now for the first time ever I have seen all 5 of them. There was a lot of upset when it was announced that The Reader was a best picture nominee. I think it's mostly because people were upset that the Dark Knight wasn't nominated. Hell even I was kind of thinking "The Reader? What the hell is it doing in there?" I now understand it more after actually watching it. I even liked it better than a couple of the other best picture nominees.

The first thing I feel I should address is that Kate Winslet has some weird boobs. I know I've seen her naked in movies before, but I don't remember noticing that. Maybe it's because she spends at least 20% of this movie naked. Her nipples are purple and huge and just...not for me. 

I did think the movie was a little slow at first. It's mostly just 2 people reading and then having sex. It sounds a lot more exciting than it actually. Thankfully all of this is a very important set-up for what is to come later in the movie. It is around the halfway point that I really started to get invested in everything.

It's another example of a pretty simple story, but one that is very well told and again, very well acted. I can see why Kate is getting such acclaim for this movie but I definitely don't agree with her winning Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes. Not because she wasn't great, but because he is in absolutely no way a supporting actress. She isn't supporting anyone here, she is absolutely the lead female performer. So I don't get how that worked at all.

This is another solid Oscar movie with a good story and some great performances. It's not my favourite of the Best Picture nominees, but I would put it above both Milk and Frost/Nixon.

8/10