Really interesting true war stories are now a
thing of the past, leaving very few of them still not adapted for the big
screen.
’’Anthropoid’’ is one of those scripts that tend
to look pretty much better on the paper than on the celulloid. Saga about the
Czech patriots that find their way back in the occupied Prague via parachute to
assassinate the notorious Reinhard Heydrich has all the elements to create a
tense and memorable atmosphere, but it doesn’t succeed to do so. Instead,
British flick, led by the always reliable Cillian Murphy manages to succumb
the viewer to its really slow pace and claustrophobic feeling, which is not a bad thing after all. The bad thing is that
the much expected climax somehow wiggles its way from us, leaving us with a
nausea in the final showdown between the commandos and the Nazi.
’’Anthropoid’’ is one of those smaller scale
productions that were primarily meant for television and blu-ray rather than
the big screen.
