Nuremberg was a historical drama film featuring the trial of the Nazis at Nuremberg. After the end of World War II, the US government, along with France, USSR and Great Britain, placed the remaining Nazi leaders on trial.

This was based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.

The basis of the movie was when psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) was brought in to make sure that the Nazis were not able to commit suicide. Kelley immediately went to speak with the big prize of the Nazis, Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), who was Hitler’s second in command.

Russell Crowe and Rami Malek were on fire here. Crowe gave a sensational performance and the scene nearing the end here the two characters were in a throw down in Göring’s cell was just amazing.

The performances were the standout part of this movie. There was also a horrendously horrific video they showed during the trial about the concentration camps and the monstrosities done to the Jewish people, It was tough to watch, but remarkably powerful.

Other actors in the film included John Slattery, Colin Hanks, Michael Shannon, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, and Mark O’Brien.

It was a long film and it took its time, I was engaged most of the entire time. I was impressed with the performances and the look of the film. There were some moments of humor that did not necessarily feel like it worked, but there was not a lot of it in the film.

4 stars