I fail to see the reasoning behind making a film about the TV production aspect of the Eichmann trial. It simply is not interesting enough to warrant its own film, compared to the trial itself.
The 'movie' aspect completely relies on the old footage to stay afloat. Without the footage it's a massive nothing burger.
Why should we viewers care about learning the logistical issues of, and the low energy internal conflict of the production crew itself? It's just meaningless next to everything else.
Nobody needs to care about Leo's infatuation with Eichmann's behavior.
The only interesting stuff is the actual archival footage of the trial, upon which this movie relies heavily to maintain viewer interest.
Problem is, most all of us have seen this footage 10,000 times over, in literally 100's of documentaries made on the subject. So, although extremely powerful, it's nothing ground-breaking. The modern Hollywood portions are just expensive filler around the footage.
The acting was good, the cinematography was good. Score was okay, if unremarkable.
A well produced film telling the wrong part of the story.
It's like making a film chronicling the internal strife of the janitorial department at the Apollo moon program.
Nobody needs to care about Leo's infatuation with Eichmann's behavior.
The only interesting stuff is the actual archival footage of the trial, upon which this movie relies heavily to maintain viewer interest.
Problem is, most all of us have seen this footage 10,000 times over, in literally 100's of documentaries made on the subject. So, although extremely powerful, it's nothing ground-breaking. The modern Hollywood portions are just expensive filler around the footage.
The acting was good, the cinematography was good. Score was okay, if unremarkable.
A well produced film telling the wrong part of the story.
It's like making a film chronicling the internal strife of the janitorial department at the Apollo moon program.