Lee
Directed by Ellen KurasWar correspondent Lee Miller travels to the front lines of World War II to embark on a mission to uncover the hidden truths of the Third Reich. But in the wake of betrayal, a reckoning will come over the truths of her own past.
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Lee Ratings & Reviews
- Mark DixonFebruary 6, 2025Very moving and poignant, Kate Winslet plays the part brilliantly.
- Patrick WillisJuly 28, 2025A Slog with Misplaced "Holocaust" Rhetoric LEE commits the cardinal sin of cinema: it's profoundly boring. What should have been a dynamic portrait of a fascinating war correspondent instead plods through a lifeless narrative, draining any potential energy from Lee Miller's remarkable story. The pacing is glacial, failing to justify its runtime. Worse than the boredom, however, is the feeling of being ambushed by heavy-handed "Auschwitz rhetoric" that felt manipulative and tonally jarring. While Miller documented some of the aftermath of the war's horrors, the film's approach to this subject felt exploitative and clumsily inserted, overshadowing her broader work and life rather than illuminating it respectfully. It used the weight of the "holocaust" as a blunt narrative instrument to cosh the audience into submission Adding insult to injury, the film perpetuates the dangerous historical inaccuracy regarding the liberation of Auschwitz. The Soviet Red Army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945. Portraying Americans or British forces in this role (or even implying their primary involvement) is not just a minor error; it's a significant distortion of history that erases the immense sacrifice and role of Soviet soldiers. This misrepresentation feels particularly egregious in a film leaning so heavily on so called holocaust imagery. Verdict: A dull biopic that fails to engage, compounded by manipulative use of implied holocaust suffering and a glaring, disrespectful historical falsehood about Auschwitz's liberation. Disappointing and frustrating.
- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025Me when Kate Winslet’s on screen: God damn she was one of the greatest actresses to ever grace the screen and she’s still got it. Me when Andy Samberg’s on the screen: cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool No doubt No doubt No doubt No doubt No doubt Winslet is as strong as ever but this felt like a very run of the mill biopic when it had potential to be more. Worthwhile watch, though.
- burtjohansonFebruary 5, 2025Many stories of this era have been told, but this new angle confronts the viewer with some of the unimaginable horrors and lasting legacies of WW2.
