Defiance

Last night some friends took me my wife to see Daniel Craig's new film Defiance. Now, I'm not exactly the guy's biggest fan, and the thought of seeing over 2 hours worth of Mr. Craig walking around in a Belarussian forest wielding a bad Slavic accent had me stocking up on more snacks than usual, in case things turned for the worse.

To my surprise though, the overall acting made up for the accents, and the story and cinematography had me drawn in from the opening second. Defiance is based on the virtually unknown tale of the heroic survival of 4 Jewish brothers and their ever-expanding "family", and it's as gripping as they get. So much so that the M&Ms made it all the way to the end and I was actually left momentarily speechless as the credits rolled across the screen. I guess I couldn't help thinking of the parallels between this tale and so many others I've seen and heard about, and the events playing out on the news every day as we see the turbulant destiny of ever-persecuted Jews unfolding amidst more assaults and accusations.

Definitely worth seeing...