Shining Through (1992)
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.
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Please don't spend money on this.
Memorable, crazy movie
Did you people see the same film I saw?
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
I kept on watching the movie over and over, from the movie-house till vcd till DVD. Brings you back in time. Gallantry was brought back to life. The determination, conviction and all other characteristics that make a man a man. Melanie and Michael make a perfect match in the movie. The chemistry was perfect which made me feel like a part of the movie each time I watch it.
OK, it had technical errors. The dress blue uniform. Didn't come along for several years after the time of the movie. But the movie was excellent. The story line, the plot, the whole deal went together well. If I were qualified to judge Melanie Griffith in this role, I would judge it her best. It seems her voice does add something to this particular part. Remember I didn't judge this movie on its technical accuracy. Nor its historical accuracy, but how well I enjoy watching the movie. The movie accomplished its goal, it entertained. Douglas was great in his part. But then again, isn't Douglas always great. A very young Liam Nesson is also present in this movie as a bad guy.
I have NO idea why this movie has not well survived the critique process. I am an intelligent woman who finds this to be the best Nazi film I've ever seen - a great romance, a great thriller, and just a great movie all-around. In contrast to another reviewer, I found Melanie's performance here to be right on point and she was well-cast. As others mention, she's an interesting contrast, blonde and Jewish, sex appeal but survivor. Cannot believe it was selected as worst movie of 1992. My German is not as strong as the two other languages I speak, so maybe the accent is a mess, but is it really a deal-breaker for the film? Especially when it's a true story. Maybe Roger Ebert has it out for Melanie Griffith or Michael Caine, who knows, but I really encourage you to check this one out.
This is a bad movie. As if there haven't been enough movies done about WWII. The movie begins with a supposedly older woman telling her story to the BBC about her spy work during WWII. Melanie Griffith was good in Working Girl. Why? That was about an ordinary American girl. Are we supposed to believe that she is fluent in German enough to fool the Germans? Why don't they get real American actors who are fluent in German, so after two lines in German they don't revert to English? I don't think so. She is the flakiest spy ever. About the only thing that she didn't do was go up to Hitler and say I am a spy for the Americans. I think I got really tired of Griffith's character, so much so that I felt for Michael Douglas. Why was he dragged into this movie, except to play a lover that has to put up with this female version of Inspector Clouseau? About the only good thing about the movie was Liam Neeson. He played a believable German officer. Sir John Gielgud played an older man, who was naturally cranky and unhappy about the spy that he was to look out after. This movie was pretty awful.