realistically bittersweet portrayal of humans

Rating: 8/10 (20 January 2020)

Everyone needs to watch this movie. Its an exploration of men, of the choices we make in life, and of relationships.
What I loved about this movie is that it wasn't just a crime movie with really cool heists without depth to the characters, it went way beyond that. it was about these realistic character's, what they value, their pursuits, and most importantly dysfunctional ways they form bonds with others. The movie explored several family/romantic dynamics in ways that I think was beautiful and so profoundly human.
it explores several questions and here of course their dilemmas are amplified due to the extreme lifestyles of criminals and cops. Your job or your family? As in the case of Vincent whose job is to prioritize other people's lives and save them so is it okay to give it his all? . Also, the dilemma how far do you go for your personal pursuit and goals? Does Vincent's end goal excuse his methods? When you are passionate about a goal how dedicated can you be before you are labeled obsessed or it becomes unhealthy?
I loved Niels. He was portrayed perfectly and got me thinking about the question of how far is a person willing to go for the ones he loves? Can a woman "change" a man? At what point do you choose yourself?
Major theme: Individualism vs the need for companionship
Sometimes you must leave people behind in pursuit of your own self, is that selfish?
At the end of the movie the choices they made were in line with who they were the whole movie and it ended exactly as it should have been. I liked this specially because the movie wasn't a cliché, at the ending no one acted "out of character" to get surprisingly this great oh everyone formed a family and was happy every after.