Domestic hype - thorough disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (26 September 2006)

As much as I would've loved to, I just cannot find anything worth praising in this movie.
Paul Verhoeven's comeback to making a dutch movie was surrounded by a lot of hype. After watching it, I can conclude he never lived up to it.
Where do I start? Bad script, bad acting, dialogues that make you gringe, much too long, horrible plot.
Most annoying were the complete unnecessary reoccuring scenes of Carice van Houten's showing bare breasts.
This is DVD rental material, don't waste your time going to the cinema.
Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange, trans?) was a true masterpiece by Verhoeven, Zwartboek is not allowed to even stand in its shadow.