Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

vimalmohanpillai Absolutely amazing motion picture. This one will give you a flurry of emotions. Kate Winslet for sure did one of her career best acting in this movie. Her male counterpart did excel in his "kid" role. A must watch movie for all those who love meaningful drama.

NoPantsBatman The director Stephen Daldry brings to life The Reader, a romance between a teenage boy, Michael Berg (David Kross), and an older woman, Kate Winslet (Hanna Schmitz). It's filled with hard emotions, love, drama and a touch of sexuality.The story goes along the years 1965 and 1995, where Michael is played by two actors, David Kross as young Michael and Ralph Fiennes and adult Michael. In these 124 minutes, we get to see the first love of young Michael, the difficulties a teenager goes through when dealing and understanding someone from the opposite sex, especially an older woman. We also get to see the enthusiasm, anxiety and passion that this first love makes him feel, like nothing else in the world mattered, only her.I went through a roller coaster of emotions throughout the movie. I felt in love, devastated, afraid, pity. A lot of things (good, but mostly bad) happened between Michael and Hanna during the years, but, somehow, a little flame of love and caring remained untouchable, even if they did not show it to one another. In a way, it made me feel like I was watching a fairy tale surrounded by a horrifying reality, waiting to see prince charming saving the damsel in distress.The music throughout the movie was on point. Right moment, right time, right tune and right tone. Really helped intensify the emotions I was feeling, as well as guide them on the correct path.A captivating love story, kept me glued to the screen from start to finish, with a lot of details to enjoy and feelings to feel. A great work, a great watch, a great time. 8 out of 10.

ahmaramin1 this movie is just amazing i love watching Kate Winslet,especially her character in this movie overall i love this movie so in this movie the actors are what drag the audience into this story. David Kross is amazing as the young Michael who has to play a range of virginal innocent to wizened and bitter. It's the key role in the film, and we're all lucky he was found to play this role. And the ever confounding Kate Winslet. What an amazing career for this young actress! Running through a list of her credits, she has some of the best performances of the last decade: "Holy Smoke," "Eternal Sunshine…," "Iris," "Finding Neverland," "Little Children." But here she does something very different. Playing what amounts to a monster, we see that they too are human. Not many actresses could bring this off, but it may be her greatest accomplishment to date.

yogendraxp A boy and A woman meet out of life's routine chaos. Its as if life brought them together for a purpose. Boy fulfills his sexual fantasies and also gets mother like love from the woman. While the woman gets a companion that she always needed, for cheer n for forgetting her pains. The story is of happiness till here. Then life moves on. They part. After a few years meet again at a trial. Boy comes to know that the women is convicted for crime but she did all that in ignorance as she could not read n write. Here SHAME is the problem. Because of the shame she can't admit that she is illiterate n save herself. Because of shame the boy cant admit his love and care for the women. she spends 20 years in prison. She is learning to read n boy helps her out by sending audio tapes of his reading. But all these years they don't meet n never express love. Before her release from jail they meet. The meeting is very much dry with formalities talk. She is depressed with the meeting. the guilt about the wrongs that she did in past amplifies further because of lack of love from her lover and she hangs herself. In short...Excess guilt, excess shame lead to self destructive behavior. Guilt, shame killed something that was so beautiful, so divine between two peopleThe movie is very well done. the actors, scenes everything is fine. some "very realistic acting" you can almost live in it!!!