1. It's hard to think of another respected, A-list actress who likes to get naked on screen as much as Kate Winslet. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
2. The first half hour is fairly predictable. You've seen the older woman/younger man thing played out many times before. It's not that fresh.
3. But then the movie takes an unexpected turn that, as they say, Changes Everything.
4. The final half hour packs a big punch and raises sticky, complicated questions about justice, love, and morality.
5. Ralph Fiennes first got noticed playing a villainous Nazi in Schindler's List. It was a brave, riveting performance. Since then, however, he's made a career of playing milquetoast wallflowers. He continues that trend here.
6. The old age makeup for Winslet? Not so good.
7. It's definitely one of those movies that feels designed to win awards and wow critics. It's a textbook indie prestige movie: adapted from a book, European period setting, non-American actors, big important themes, tasteful (if explicit) nudity, tortured introspection, tragic death. If you like those kinds of movies, this is a good one.
8. The climactic scene with Fiennes and Lena Olin and the little tea tin is dynamite.
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