Synopsis
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman.
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Cast
- Lily JamesMieke de Jong
- Jai CourtneyCapt Stefan Brandt
- Eddie MarsanHeinrich Himmler
- Christopher PlummerKaiser Wilhelm II
- Janet McTeerPrincess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
- Daisy BoultonSecretary
- Ben DanielsCol Sigurd von Ilsemann
- Stéphane AuberghenFrau Linnenkamp
- Aubeline BarbieuxBeatrix
- Loïs van WijkLittle Girl
Recommendations
- 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The superb English stage director David Leveaux keeps the pacing taut while creating space for his actors to work their magic. - 71
Paste Magazine
The film never quite achieves the level of fevered hurry for which it aims—sometimes due to its often trite, on-the-nose dialogue and sometimes to the stilted delivery of said dialogue. - 70
Los Angeles Times
"Exception" breaks no new ground but it is a solidly done and always engrossing piece of alternate history, mixing real people and events with fictional ones. - 63
Slant Magazine
David Leveaux's film cannily incorporates elements of spycraft and sheer trash into a familiar formula. - 63
RogerEbert.com
For Plummer’s plum of a performance alone, you might want to make an exception for The Exception. - 63
Boston Globe
In other words, it’s hopeless tosh — but expertly done hopeless tosh. - 60
Village Voice
Whenever Plummer is onscreen, The Exception is scintillating entertainment. Unfortunately, it gets bogged down. - 60
The New York Times
The Exception is a diverting and occasionally exciting film, though it is rarely disturbing or thought-provoking in ways the material might require.
