Specialisten

The Specialist

...preposterous beyond belief, but, somehow, incredibly good fun.

Amid the clutter, James Woods stands unscathed. Here is an actor who has been in his share of bad movies, but always manages to dodge the tomatoes. He's mean, quick and quirky...

...is an admirable feat of abbreviation: Sivan squeezes into two hours much of what took eight months to unfold in a Jerusalem courtroom, and presents the salient points of this troubling case with gripping concision.

...this lone, fallen Nazi's obsessive distance from his actions is enough to give ''The Specialist'' a lingering chill.