"The Good German" *** (out of four): Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney turn in another unique collaboration with this throwback to classic 40s Hollywood which doesn't quite sizzle as much as it should but looks darn good doing it.

Have you ever watched one of those classic Hollywood noirs from the 40s and thought, “wow, no one makes ‘em like this anymore”? Well, the dynamic duo of George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh aim to prove you wrong with “The Good German”, a throwback to those stark black-and-white classics with all the ingredients in place: murder, betrayal, and a deeply cynical worldview, all set against the backdrop of post-WWII Berlin. But while the “Good German” is a valiant effort to inject some old Hollywood style into awards season, the film never quite adds up to more that the sum of its beautifully photographed parts.

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