der eisbaer be the first movie german mega star til schweiger direct and and star in . see when it premier in germany in november of 98 and i accompany all the avant premiere buzz surround the film and schweiger career move and and even attend one of the premiere schweiger host at the new potsdamer platz cinemaxx . this action drama with a relationship story live up to all the hype and and exceed my inflated expectation . if you be a schweiger fan or a an action drama lover and do not miss der eisbaer when it come out on video or if it open outside europe . schweiger have come a long way since der bewegte mann ( maybe and maybe not ) and and in the process have single handedly brought german cinema back to the mass after a half century of domination by the high brow author director ( herzog and fassbinder and wenders ) who make german cinema synonymous with boredom and and inaccessibility with the mass . since 1994 and schweiger starrers have break german box office record consistently . here and though this film do not break the box office record of the others ( include maennerpension and knockin on heaven door ) and he show u in more dimension why he have be the phenomenon of popular german cinema this past decade and and probably beyond 2000. i give der eisbaer 8 out 10 point .