“Is that a sacrilege that I praise a Holocaust movie [Schindler's List] for being entertaining? The word doesn't imply that a movie need be cheerful. In my mind, entertainment in this genre springs from characters who are brought to full life, who we care about and who are set in a powerful story. My motto: "No good movie is depressing. All bad movies are depressing."”

—  Roger Ebert

Review http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/in-darkness-2011 of In Darkness (15 February 2012)
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American film critic, author, journalist, and TV presenter 1942–2013

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