Diagonaldi Very well executed

VividSimon Simply Perfect

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

HotToastyRag It's a terrible feeling when you have to admit that an actor you love did a bad job in a movie. But, as much as I love Gregory Peck, he was pretty awful in The Boys from Brazil. Whoever thought it was a good idea to cast Atticus Finch as a Nazi should have his head examined. It just didn't work. Greg is a wonderful actor, and he's been very convincing in villainous roles in the past, but in this movie, I found myself wondering how he could keep a straight face while delivering his lines. His German accent was pretty atrocious, flowing in and out during every sentence, and when he would shout and try to act passionately "Hitler-esque", it felt like a bad community theater performance. I actually felt sorry for him. Obviously, as talented as he is, this role asked him to use talents he didn't have.The movie starts out introducing us to Steve Guttenberg in Paraguay as he follows James Mason, Gregory Peck, and other Nazi war criminals. He takes pictures of them, records their conversations, and reports his findings to famous Nazi hunter Laurence Olivier. The entire movie is supposed to be a tension-filled mystery, but since I guessed the big surprise an hour before Laurence Olivier did, I was disappointed. How stupid is he? He's supposed to be brilliant and famous and good at what he does, but it sure took him forever to figure out Gregory Peck's master Nazi plan! The Boys from Brazil is a very famous movie, so I suppose you have to watch it in order to decide that it's grossly overrated. Besides Gregory Peck's nice suits, there wasn't really anything I liked about this movie. Jerry Goldsmith must have thought he was writing a theme for Doctor Zhivago 2, but his ridiculous waltz didn't fit this "thriller" at all. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why Laurence Olivier was nominated for an Oscar for his performance, expect that Hollywood wanted to reassure the public that yes, they do indeed hate Nazis.

SnoopyStyle In Paraguay, Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg) is tracking a group of Nazis. In Vienna, Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier) dismisses Kohler's discovery and tells him to go home. Kohler continues his investigation and finds Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) arrive with plans to kill 94 seemingly ordinary 65 year old men from around the world. The Nazis kill Kohler while he's on the phone with Lieberman. Lieberman continues Kohler's investigation and discovers striking resemblance of the victims' adopted sons. The children are all clones of the Hitler whom Mengele hopes to scientifically recreate.I expected better. It's surprising how slow and prodding this movie is. The compelling aspect of the movie is the sinister plan. However it reveals too much of it too early and the plan is kind of silly making Mengele a Bond villain. On paper, it sound appealing to have an old master actor as a heroic lead. On film, the movie suffers from a lack of pace and tension. No matter how much Peck camps it up as a Nazi villain, this is an intriguing but slow thriller.

Molly Jay This is a classic old science fiction slash drama slash thriller with even a bit of a mystery feel thrown into it as well. You can't say the acting isn't great when it stars two of the best actors of their generation in Sir Laurence Olivier (a personal favourite of mine) and Gregory Peck. If you like old-ish science fiction movies I recommend it highly!SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!The movie concerns the cloning of Adolf Hitler by a hardcore Nazi who plans to use the Hitler clones to start a new Nazi Reich and a third world war. Obviously our hero wants to stop him from succeeding in creating his vision of the master race and the domination of the entire world.I want to read the book it's based on now! I am assuming it is a great read.

AaronCapenBanner Laurence Olivier stars as Nazi Hunter Ezra Lieberman, who is contacted by a young student(Steve Guttenberg) that he has discovered the whereabouts of infamous Nazi criminal Josef Mengele(Gregory Peck); Ezra dismisses it as a crank call, but when the student turns up murdered, Ezra decides to investigate further, and discovers to his horror that Mengele is alive, and working on a sinister plan to resurrect the Fourth Reich! Olivier is magnificent as the Nazi Hunter, a well-rounded and sympathetic, thoughtful performance; sadly it comes in a film that defies logic to such an extent that it feels wasted. Gregory Peck as Mengele is too one-dimensional; he is portrayed as evil incarnate, and that's it, as if Peck didn't have to try very hard, as a result, his performance seems campy. Idea of recreating Hitler is ludicrous, though climax with the Dobermans is memorable, and brutally ironic.Based on Ira Levin's novel.