Germans are right to hate the Netflix adaptation.
When it comes to Oscar bait, All Quiet on the Western Front has everything: A blistering, cacophonous score! Severe sepia-and-blue color correction! The resplendent Daniel Brühl! Two hours and 27 minutes of unrelenting gore! And it worked! Of course it worked. Not only did the American media nearly universally fawn over director Edward Berger’s adaptation …
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