Fatherland is a simple movie, it doesn't touch on particularly deep themes and there's not a whole lot of depth or subtlety to the plot, but therein lies the charm.
Seeing Fatherland reminded me of Threads (another made-for-TV film from a decade earlier) in that they're both simple films that somehow manage to have more coherent scene structure and pacing than many films released today.
Isn't it lovely when what's shown on screen makes a bit of basic sense?
The overdubbed child actor and heavy handed third act does bring down the overall impression however.
Seeing Fatherland reminded me of Threads (another made-for-TV film from a decade earlier) in that they're both simple films that somehow manage to have more coherent scene structure and pacing than many films released today.
Isn't it lovely when what's shown on screen makes a bit of basic sense?
The overdubbed child actor and heavy handed third act does bring down the overall impression however.