Synopsis: Defiance, based on a true story, three Jewish brothers escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest where they join other resistance fighters in building a village to protect those in danger.
Release Date: January 16, 2009 MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genre(s): War, Action
Film Review
Production
What could have been an epic story about fighting for one’s survival against oppression and evil is instead a melodramatic bore. As a viewer you root for the characters in Defiance but not because of what is happening on screen; it stems from your own knowledge of history and what you know happened to many. Defiance moves along incredibly slow and is ripe with familial quarrels and angst leaving the action by the wayside and lacking in excitement.
Action Sequences
There is no flair to the action in Defiance. When it does occur it is brief and tiresome. Guns being shot, a bomb being dropped here and there, and some moderate hand-to-hand combat fails to enthrall or excite.
Cast and Crew
- Director(s): Edward Zwick
- Cast: Daniel Craig (Tuvia Bielski), Liev Schreiber (Zus Bielski), Jamie Bell (Asael Bielski), Alexa Davalos (Lilka Ticktin), Allan Corduner (Shamon Haretz)
- Country Of Origin: USA
