At the dawn of World War 2, a Rabbi's daughter and a disenchanted German soldier fall in love and are separated by the war. They struggle on a perilous journey to find one another.
The audience is herded from cliche to unintentional farce to insult-to-its-intelligence.
– Ernest Hardy,
L.A. Weekly,
5 Jun 2008
rotten:
This account of the WWII star-crossed love between a rabbi's daughter and a war-hating Teuton officer wants very much to be taken seriously. This proves impossible, since the script, casting and wartime atmosphere play as pure make-believe.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
5 Jun 2008
rotten:
There's a viable story lurking within the World War II melodrama The Poet, but much of it likely landed on the cutting room floor.