chet19 The Exception is a decent thriller about a British spy in the middle of German-occupied Holland. It's not horrible, and we didn't hate it. However, when you watch a movie like this, you get the perception that the Germans were a fine group of men with warm hearts. Brant disobeys orders more that he follows them. Like in many other movies where we are supposed to root for the cliched "good Nazi." It's not original any more. In real life, the Kaiser was a major instigator in WW1, but here he's just a sympathetic old man who did nothing wrong. The colonel who runs the Kaiser's household? Yet another Nazi who not only helps the enemy, but he helps a traitor (Brant) to help the enemy. You find out that a staff member is secretly Jewish? No problem, I can ignore my orders because you slept with me. Let's say you already suspect the maid is a spy. You know she has a gun because you smell the oil. You know she has secret meetings in town because you follow her daily. You know she is hiding the fact that she's Jewish. You know she has military training because she knows all about nazi medals and military ranks. All of these obvious clues, and yet you can't put 2+2 together? If only the real Germans had so many clueless and nice guys during WW2.

mariamru We all know they are a lot of movies about world war II, but luckily this approach it's not much exploted yet, so it's not the common storyline that we're used to it. The movie it's interesting from the beginning to its end with very good performances.

gerfalcon7 What movie mogul said that if you want to send a message, contact Western Union? Regardless, this small-scale movie--while chafing at the bit of plausibility-manages to work owing to the fine cast, laconic dialogue, and beautiful, understated art direction. But back to the "message." Without it, this would be a mediocre film, but with it, it is something of a parable. What's the message? I'll let you figure it out. Christopher Plummer is wonderful, and the casting in general is superb--it's evident the director worked on finding complementary and contradictory characters whose roles and personalities are extended by their appearance, stature, and clothing--making it quite apparent that a theater director created this film.

Michael Ledo After the invasion of Belgium, Captain Brandt (Jai Courtney) is assigned to protect The Kaiser in exile in Belgium. While he is there he is informed there is a British spy who we know is working as the maid (Lily James.) The story develops slowly adding small layers of complexity.The film attempts to revive the idea of "the good German" and not all soldiers on "their" side is bad. Brandt believe the SS who gunned down innocent people were the exception to the norm. He doesn't have the belly for it. The movie was more drama than a war film.Guide: Sex and nudity (Jai Courtney, Lily James)