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The Exception
The war is still going on in a fascinating and fascinating film. Where a German soldier determines whether the Dutch resistance has planted a spy or not. But the difficulties he will face during his research are interesting. Will he succeed in his mission or will face many troubles. But the surprise is that he will fall in love with a Dutch Jewish woman. Will his plans change or continue in the same way?
5 August 1961, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
10 June 1964, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
14 February 1952, Birmingham, England, UK
5 April 1989, Esher, Surrey, England, UK
9 June 1968, Stepney, London, England, UK
22 May 1962, Bree, Flanders, Belgium
13 December 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
27 December 1971, Gent, Belgium
May 31, 2017
The Exception is merely a serviceable drama taking us on a competent if predictable journey.September 16, 2016
Leveaux's film occasionally risks stuffiness, but he cuts that with a few truly sexy sex scenes, and enough tension and intrigue to deliver a satisfying, cathartic payoff.May 01, 2017
There's also little question that the movie is frequently saved by offering another joyously entertaining performance by Christopher Plummer.June 02, 2017
This quasi-biographical drama could have been a dry-as-a-bone history lesson, filled with exposition and explanation, but instead it turns into a glossy romance.May 27, 2017
David Leveaux's film cannily incorporates elements of spycraft and sheer trash into a familiar formula.June 01, 2017
The superb English stage director David Leveaux keeps the pacing taut while creating space for his actors to work their magic.June 01, 2017
Intrigue swirls around the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm before a meeting with Nazi leaders in a capable World War II romance with memorable acting.June 02, 2017
Elegant, well-acted and a good deal sexier than the material might suggest.June 01, 2017
A handsomely mounted World War II-era romantic thriller, enlivened by vibrant performances and vivid sexual encounters and inspired by a little-known footnote to history, the story of a ruler who left but never went away.June 01, 2017
"The Exception" is a diverting and occasionally exciting film, though it is rarely disturbing or thought-provoking in ways the material might require.June 01, 2017
This is somewhat well-trod ground... But the sturdy, engrossing The Exception makes a moving portrait of individuals recalibrating their allegiances under the maw of the Third Reich.June 02, 2017
Yes, the narrative is occasionally clunky and there is often more tell than show. But a strong ensemble offers compensation.