Antrophoid tells the story of one the most extraordinary operations of WW2, but somehow makes it feel dull.
One of the major problems is that the target of the operation, Heydrich gets basically zero screen time.
The truth is that Heydrich is not the most well known figure of the Nazi top leadership. The movie TELLS you he is one of the most atrocious men to have ever lived but it never SHOWS it. This leads to a weaker connection to the events in the film than would have otherwise been. The film even fails to show the ultimate fate of Heydrich, you are once again just briefly told what happens.
Instead a large part of the film consists of the main characters telling everyone they meet about their top secret mission. This is accompanied by uninspired discussions about whether the mission is a good idea and an unnecessary romantic subplot.
These dragged out scenes together with the omission of interesting aspects make for a badly paced film. This pacing does improve somewhat towards the end of the film The movie is also very historically inaccurate, which is just plain unnecessary when you got such rich source material to draw from.
One of the major problems is that the target of the operation, Heydrich gets basically zero screen time.
The truth is that Heydrich is not the most well known figure of the Nazi top leadership. The movie TELLS you he is one of the most atrocious men to have ever lived but it never SHOWS it. This leads to a weaker connection to the events in the film than would have otherwise been. The film even fails to show the ultimate fate of Heydrich, you are once again just briefly told what happens.
Instead a large part of the film consists of the main characters telling everyone they meet about their top secret mission. This is accompanied by uninspired discussions about whether the mission is a good idea and an unnecessary romantic subplot.
These dragged out scenes together with the omission of interesting aspects make for a badly paced film. This pacing does improve somewhat towards the end of the film The movie is also very historically inaccurate, which is just plain unnecessary when you got such rich source material to draw from.