The Good German

by Tracy Pepey

Cast: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire
Release date: December 15
Why you should see it: Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's 11 series) directs this film, which takes place in Berlin in the aftermath of WWII. Clooney plays a U.S. Army war correspondent who becomes embroiled with his former lover, played by Blanchett, when her missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. A story of secrets and intrigue unfolds when it's revealed that everyone involved is hiding something.
Box-office bottom line: George Clooney -- need we say more?

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