Not that good, but nice

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2014)

I was waiting forward for this movie simply because I read the book and the trailer looked promising. As a reader, I found it represented the novel quite well despite the fact that (of course) some parts didn't make it to the scene, including my favorite line about Amsterdam, freedom and sin. Those beautiful actors played their part beautifully, although some scenes that were supposed to be "painful" didn't seem as painful as it should be. Yes, my emotion as a spectator wasn't built as strong as when I read the written version. I was a bit moved while Isaac was reading his eulogy but not a single tear was shed. I came into the cinema with a pack of Kleenex and it remained full until the end of the show. Anyway that "Okay- Okay" part nailed it, it made me walk out of the cinema smiling :)