Eichmann

6.3/10 Dropps

Genre: Drama
Rated: R

Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
In Theaters: Oct 29, 2010 Limited
Box Office:$1.4k
Directed By: Robert Young
Written By: Snoo Wilson

For the better part of Hollywood’s existence, the horrors of war have been a popular
dramatic center of filmmaking. More than any other, the events leading to, during,
and in the wake of World War II have driven filmmaker’s imaginations wild. Adolf
Eichmann, often times called “the architect of the Holocaust,” was responsible for
the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and concentration camps in Eastern Europe.
After the war, Eichmann fled to Argentina to avoid the Nuremberg War Crime trials,
and was later captured and brought to Israel where he was put on trial for his horrid
crimes.

EICHMANN follows the final confessions of Adolf Eichmann in Israel before his
execution for his crimes against man. Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli officer is
delegated the responsibility of interrogating Eichmann and producing an admission
of guilt. Captured by Argentinean operatives fifteen years after the end of World
War II, Eichmann is brought to Israel to face off against Less in a battle of wills,
resulting in a investigation that changes a nation and places a family in the center of
a battle against their countries people.

EICHMANN is based off the records taken during the interviews with Adolf
Eichmann during his incarceration in Israel fifteen years after World War II. The
film depicts the interviews with Eichmann, as well as moments in his life during
World War II. Thomas Kretschmann portrays the cold and calculated Eichmann,
wonderfully. He portrays a character turned cold and hard, unremorseful of his
actions. Troy Garity has the job of playing Kretschmann’s opposition, Captain Avner
Less, a conflicted protagonist.

Written by Snoo Wilson, and Directed by Robert Young, EICHMANN can feel a little
emotionless at times. While the subject matter is heavy in emotion and timelessly
important to a nations history, Young seems to have missed the mark on emotional
connection during key moments of the film. Subject matter as delicate as that dealt
with in EICHMANN has unlimited potential to envelope the viewer, pacing choices
by Young though, hinder the film at moments.

EICHMANN deals with endlessly important subject matter in an immensely
interesting time in Israel’s history. Costume design and shot location seem to always
be an essential aspect to films set in WWII Europe, and EICHMANN shines in both
these departments. Young creates a visually appealing film, and crafts a story both
important in a nations history, and to the deeper understanding of one of the Third
Reich’s most notorious criminals.

-Hunter Freiburg