Structurally speaking, The Survivor is a mess. The non-linear storytelling throws the pacing and narrative momentum way off, while the third act feels like it was added from an entirely different movie. The echoes of Schindler’s List don’t make it a pleasant watch either, even as it sprinkles in some uplifting elements too. The film is just really disjointed, all around. That said, the perpetually underrated Ben Foster gives an excellent performance, maybe the best of his career, as both the emaciated Auschwitz prisoner and beefy professional boxer that was Harry Haft (complete with a Raging Bull-esque physical transformation). He deserves some recognition.