The Book Thief, 3.5 Stars

This is a very good film. Set in Germany in the time leading up to and including World War II, it is a story of a young girl who is adopted and adapts to life with a new family. It portrays a side of WWII that I have not often seen and includes the burning of books.

Performances are strong by Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech), and Emily Watson (whom I'm not familiar with), as well as (Canadian) Sophie Nelisse, Ben Schnetzer and Nico Liersch, who are all new to the screen.

The movie flows well and many of the scenes are beautifully shot. I'd like to see it again.