Movie review: Post-WWII drama 'The Aftermath' feels empty, cold

[The Patriot]

Movie review: Post-WWII drama 'The Aftermath' feels empty, cold

03-14-2019 11:20 AM

With mislaid alliances and stealthy maneuvering, the Keira Knightley vehicle "The Aftermath," about an English woman’s affair with the German man whose home she’s occupying in post-war Hamburg, truly is a film that embodies the phrase "the war at home." But though it purports to be pleasurable, with taboo trysts unfolding in a palatial estate, this adaptation of Rhidian Brook’s novel feels overly staid, often ridiculous, and can’t bring the heat.


More...