Whitman has a husband and child in New York, so there's no love story with Salinger and it's not logical for her to traipse around the world with him (true to its title, the film jumps from Berlin to Milan to Istanbul, with stops in Manhattan and Luxembou...read the complete International, The (2009) review at Big Picture Big Sound
Tykwer brings out the best in Owen, as well. The actor tends to exist behind an invisible barrier. No matter the character he's playing, we're led to believe that we have to work to earn his trust -- not the other way around....read the complete International, The (2009) review at filmcritic.com