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| Description A sixteen-year-old high school student discovers a Nazi war criminal living in his home town. In exchange for the boy's silence the criminal must reveal his evil past and this produces a relationship which spirals out of control...
Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone - p.121-2 - Peter Travers Sight and Sound - p.35-6 - Kim Newman Entertainment Weekly - p.56 - Lisa Schwarzbaum New York Times - p.E14 - Janet Maslin | |||||||||
Reviews  Apt Pupil (DVD 1999)Review created: 06/09/08 by:  Superb movie about an ex Nazi war criminal whose past comes back to haunt him when a student becomes overly obsessed with history and uncovers his identity... Review ID: 10000000008593328 Was this review helpful? Report this review APT PUPILEXCELLENT i loved the way the boy tryed to get the old man to do what he asked black mailing him all the way ho but how the tables turn. Review ID: 10000000008267716 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Not a great versionReview created: 08/05/08 by: As a long time King fan, I dont think the director did real justice to this story. Although the two lead actors (Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro) play their respective roles very well, the film is a very watered down version of the book. It seems to want to skirt around the big questions and avoid the dark serindipity which made the original tale so absorbing (presumably not to offend the evermore delicate sensibilities of american audiences). In short, the director and the studio largely wimped out. Moral: If you are going to make a film about difficult subject matter, try to have the courage to be true to the tale. Review ID: 10000000007057644 Was this review helpful? Report this review Excellent spine-chilling thrillerReview created: 26/03/08 by: Bryan Singer director of The Usual Suspects delivers another incredible thriller - watch it now or my gran will get you Review ID: 10000000006346586 Was this review helpful? Report this review  History's Nastiest Lesson.Review created: 18/08/07 by: An over-achieving high school student (Brad Renfro), studing the Holocaust, becomes aware of a real-life Nazi war criminal (Ian McKellen) living in his neighbourhood. Blackmailing him into revealing his dark history, or threatening to reveal his true identity, the tables are soon quickly turned as Renfro becomes more and more curious, affecting his mental state, realtionships and schoolwork. This in turn uncovers ghosts for McKellen who is once again seduced by his past...with a new and sinister turn of events. Based on a Stephen King novella, this is a understated, dark little film with strong central performances from the two leads and a great supporting cast. Review ID: 10000000004223182 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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