Black Book
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Movie Reviews of Black Book
Movie Review: no spoilers listed here
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd rather just say I watched this movie twice on back to back nights as I found it quite entertaining. The sub-titles didn't distract from the plot and the set up didn't spoil the plot. You can read any review and they might spoil the story, right ? But rather than story, which is superb, its the pacing and characters that grab you and make you at times love and hate them. It's got two gristly sequences which in my mind didn't have to be so in your face. But beyond that its a story of survival and one that even when you know the answer might take you on other roads to complete the screenplays idea's. Just go see it, BEST film I've seen all year, thats BOTH times I watched it. In fact I could watch it again and enjoy the acting and the whole Mcguffin as Hitch would have said ;)Movie Review: A Superb World War II Thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
"Black Book" is the story of Rachel Stein (Clarice van Houten), a beautiful Jewish woman hiding out in Holland from the Nazis. When her plan to escape goes terribly wrong, she manages to take on a new identity, work for the Dutch Resistance, and infiltrate the enemy. But working for the enemy takes its toll when both sides turn against her. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, "Black Book" is an exciting, beautifully crafted World War II thriller. The script is always way ahead of the viewer as it takes unexpected twists and turns along the way. Van Houten is excellent, and the movie has the look of an expensive Hollywood epic, despite its far more modest budget. The movie is fast paced, and contains plenty of action, but it's the story of Rachel that remains central.Movie Review: When your heart stops feeling, but you keep on living!
Summary: 5 Stars
Countless movies were made about the tragedies of World War II, but I have never seen a more perfect and touching movie. The story is about a Jewish woman who's trying to survive after losing everything she had. It turns out that even when you are dead inside, you can still hurt.
Carice van Houten is an incredibly talented actress as described by the director. I enjoyed watching her carry the burden of creating the action around her character whilst allowing the other characters to shine. Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Derek de Lint are all amazing telling stories of love, betrayal, loss, parenthood and heroism. It's been a while since I cried, and I did watching Carice finally fall apart in tears. Amazing performance and direction; don't miss it.
Movie Review: Black Book DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Black Book the DVD is this generation's Casablanca. Simply put it is a World War II period piece, about a Jewish woman's struggle to survive in the last days of World War II. Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries is played wonderfully Carice van Houten.
Another actress who I would like to single out for her fine performance is Halina Reijn, who plays Ronnie.
So, if you like foreign films, and don't mind reading subtitles. Then you must see Black Book.
In if you enjoy Black Book, you might also like The White Countess.
Movie Review: BLACK BOOK
Summary: 5 Stars
IF YOU LIKED "THE LIVES OF OTHERS" THEN YOU WILL "LOVE" THIS FILM. IT MAY NOT RANK AS HIGH AS SCHINDLER'S LIST,BUT IT IS A FILM NOT TO BE MISSED. THE YOUNG WOMAN PLAYING THE LEAD, CARICE VAN HOUTEN, IS A DUTCH VERSION OF KATE BLANCHETTE. THEY ARE BOTH BRILLIANT ACTORS. THE STORY OF HER SURVIVAL IS A STRONG ONE, AND THE PERFORMANCES OF ALL THE ACTORS WERE INCREDIBLY WELL CRAFTED. AN EXCELLENT SCRIPT, AN EXCELLENT CAST AND WITH PAUL VERHOVEN AS THE DIRECTOR THIS FILM IS A MUST SEE. IT IS NOW THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST AND I BELIEVE BLACK BOOK TO BE THE BEST FILM I HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR(2007). I WOULD NOMINATE THIS FILM FOR ONE OF THE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURES OF THE YEAR, IN FACT, THE BEST!