Continuing with our coverage of the 2009 Oscars major nominees and their betting odds, we will take a look at Best Picture nominee 'The Reader' . Online sports book Bodog (Bodoglife.com) lists Reader,as a longshot to win at 20/1 odds after Best Picture favorite Slumdog Millionaire, installed on the Bodog betting board at 2/17 odds. Other best picture nominees and their odds are 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'(8/1) 'Milk' (12/1), 'Frost Nixon'(30/1),'The Reader'(20/1).
"No, I don't predict this film wins best picture," said entertainment and sports handicapper Reno Gold. "While the film looks to be a tremendous vehicle for Kate Winslet to win best actress, and she will, overall I thought the movie fell short of best picture quality.
A synopsis of "The Reader" borrowed from Moviefone, is a haunting period romance tracing the complicated love affair between a German teen and a mysterious woman twice his age. Based on author Bernhard Schlink's best-selling novel of the same name, 'The Reader' opens in post-World War II Germany, where ailing teenager Michael Berg has fallen ill with scarlet fever. Nursed back to health by Hanna, Michael eventually makes a full recovery and decides to thank his benevolent caretaker in person. Upon being reunited, Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and the pair quickly enters into a passionate yet clandestine affair. Later, after intense readings of The Odyssey and Huck Finn, among others, Hanna vanishes without a trace, leaving Michael heartbroken and despondent. Flash-forward nearly a decade, and Michael is a law student observing Nazi war crime trials. When Hanna wanders into the courtroom and takes a seat in the defendant's chair, her past comes into focus just as Michael uncovers the secret that will have a profound impact on both of their lives.
