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The Exception Movie Review


The Exception is a 2016 WWII film that follows the former Kaiser Wilhelm II during the year of 1940, and his personal guard.

The Exception follows from the perspective of Captain Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney), of the Germany Army during WWII as he is assigned to protect the former Kaiser. Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer) in the film wishes to retake the crown yet there is still subtle undertones of him disliking the Nazi's. Then while the Capitan is protecting the Kaiser, him and his men are trying to find a British spy, all the while the Captain is having a fling with one of the servants, Mieke de Jong (Lily James).
So when people think of WWII they usually think about the Axis vs the Allies, but one interesting story is overlooked, and that's of the former Kaiser of Germany. Kaiser Wilhelm II was still alive during the beginning of the war, and protecting the Kaiser was more of a publicity stunt of the Nazi's. The Kaiser wanted to reclaim some sort of title, but he was only fed false promises.
The acting in this film is pretty good. Jai Courtney does a good job in the film, and he is a decent enough actor. Now, is it just me or does Christopher Plummer somewhat resemble Donald Sutherland? Anyways, I found Christopher Plummer portraying the Kaiser to be highly entertaining, and I thoroughly enjoyed his performance. Christopher Plummer also somewhat resembles the actual Kaiser if you look at elder pictures of him.
Now there aren't a ton of problems in the film, but I will list some that I did notice. The pacing is a little off in the beginning in regards to characters relationships. Also I wanted to see more of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
If you want to see an overlooked story of WWII, then The Exception is worth a watch. I had a pleasant enough time watching this film and I'll probably watch it again.



final score: 3.5/5



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