The Reader

The story relates of an affair between a teen and a Lady in post-war Germany. What started out as teen loins and pure lust slowly pans out into a full fledge relationship.

It is a fantastic story and very different from your usual run-of-the-mill Love stories. The main thing that spoke to me most was the unbreakable bond that the teen and the Lady shared. The kind of respect and unselfish sense of responsibility that the bond entails for each in different ways.
Also it would definitely help if one walks into the cinema knowing a thing or two about the persecution of the Jews during World War Two by the Nazis' (where the HELL were you?) to understand the gravity of the storyline in the later scenes. Although it is based on a novel, it could just as well have been a true story. At least that was how as it felt to me.
There are a few moving scenes to the point of tears. It seemed that the second half of the film struck me as rather gray and solemn. But that is perhaps the feeling the makers wanted to exact in its audiences.

Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes need no introduction as they have already distinguished themselves in the industry but Kate Winslet truly deserve recognition for her performances throughout the movie. The "kid", David Kross was sensational!