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What I liked : Interesting subject, end of WWII and what do the victors do, with the Nazi leadership they hold.

Russell Crowe is exceptional as Goring and really carries it off. Malik is similarly very good but playing a less believe able part.

It was entertaining though out, despite being a long film.

What I liked less

The manufactured antagonism of Malik's character with the other psychiatrist. It just didn't mesh, too unprofessional, and why they would then be allowed to continue. ?

Also the way Malik's character also got so heavily involved, again come across as unbelievable. Clearly manufactured for an artistic effect, that was less than perfect.

I understand, in reality, the 2 mental health professionals worked well together .

So it was a manufactured antagonism too................ not achieve a lot.

A minor point was the translator soldiers story timeline, jarred with his age (the actual actor being 29) . He was sent to USA in 1940 and was drafted in 44. It seemed for his age in 1945 to be odd and for him to be totally naturalized in so few years?

Many people were sent abroad from Germany and then family members failed or were prevented to follow, is a sadly recuring story. It just would have made more sense he was sent to USA in say 1936 at 16. This is a very minor quibble on my part.

Never the less a watchable film, even being long, and a solid 7.5/10.

Would I watch it again? Unlikely.

There has been a number of films and series of late, that start off with a great, great premise.

Your hooked straight in, with the tension, your quickly invested in it. You need to know, to find out, what/who is behind the great premise.

Then it goes on and on and you slowly realise, you will never find out the awnser, or that it will be a totally unsatisfying outcome, or no outcome at all.

A house of dynamite is one of these, great premise, great tension, great acting, but ultimately, all smoke and mirrors without substance .

Such a shame, you feel hoodwinked, a scam to keep your attention, a scam because it never delivers what it promises. Just keeps going round and round in a loop.

I don't know how historically accurate this is, other than the bare facts you can Google.

The acting is very good by all and Fiennes leads the cast excellently .

It is an enthralling story, I don't know how accurate the 'clash' with the archaologists and Brown were. I suspect not, merely artistic license to create a conflict.

It is enthralling but (to me) it lacked 'something' or perhaps in trying so hard to make the clash of characters and sub stories it wandered off the main event.

Certainly well worth a watch and i've watched it more than once a solid 7.5/10.