Simply stunning!

Rating: 8/10 (23 April 2019)

Director Paul Verhoeven brought us a the blockbusters 'RoboCop', 'Total Recall', 'Basic Instinct', 'Starship Troopers' and 'Hollow Man'. 'Black Book' is a very different style for Verhoeven, and also not your average war movie. The film is essentially a drama set during the war, and chronicles the life of Rachel Stein (excellently portrayed by Carice van Houten).
From being deceived to fighting back and becoming a leader in her own right, it is harrowing at times to see what Rachel has to go through. The film is shocking, disturbing and realistic. This is an epic, all-round incredible production with beautiful photography and cinematography. Carice is senstional!