Good movie - not so good musical score.

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2007)

Loved the movie, although I have a few minor critical comments:
First comment: the musical score, its over the top and simplistic during some scenes, especially the scenes were Germans are looking "sinister". The music goes way over the top. Tip for Verhoeven, next time please don't work with Anne Dudley (composer), although I realize this was because it was a European production. Sadly Goldsmith/Poledouris are dead, but these guys were so much better. In case Verhoeven will make another movie in which he can hire any composer he likes, I would like to recommend Brian Tyler. His FRAILTY score is a typical VERHOEVEN score. Check it out, it oozes Verhoeven style, I think we will get one heck of a score if Verhoeven and Brian Tyler will work together. Perfect!
Another comment: The shooting scenes; not really realistic. The young "religious, don't curse" resistance guy...: he cannot act.
A few other things I really like though... you can see so nicely its a Verhoeven film. For example when the two Germans are fighting/strangling each other at the end, you can see how Verhoeven directed them to scream/fight ala Total Recall. It very nice to see, because Verhoeven is always acting these scenes out personally. (check out the Hollow Man DVD extra's) I really like to see his fight scenes. Also the scene where Mrs. Smaal got shot in the neck, its typical Verhoeven... her scream and blood spurting, all done in Verhoeven style! Also the scene with the fat German appearing in the bathroom was wonderfully disgusting! Very nice, that's what I like about Dutch movies, for example in American movies when a couple had sex, the female ALWAYS covers her bosom afterwards and the male always steps out of the bed covering himself up somehow.... hahaha so unrealistic. In Verhoeven's Dutch movies people just behave like... people. No silly bed sheet cover ups and stuff. I also like to hear (my native) Dutch spoken in movies like this one. It sounds great! 8 out of 10.