Sorry but not impressed

Rating: 5/10 (31 March 2007)

I saw the movie in Holland when it originally came out here. And I have to say I was not impressed. Verhoeve was aiming at showing a different side of WW2 and went overboard. The movie plot which was originally based on several true stories got so twisted up that they can't be seen any longer. The thought behind the movie was a good one but the handing of the theme was pretty dramatic in a negative sense if you dig in to the resistance and occupational history of Holland. The end of the movie is pretty muddled all in all you jump from the end of the occupation to ten years after without a clear reason for the jump. People who don't mind the details in the movie might get confused watching and that is rather irritating.