When I saw the movie trailer I thought, Wow, finally another good Dutch movie after the success of 'Oorlogswinter'.
Man, I could't have been more wrong..
First I want to say that the introduction of the movie is very good. I was really at the edge of my seat when I saw the Sint murder all those innocent people in the middle ages and the family at the farm in 1968. Then we went to the present and it all went terribly wrong.
We start with a dildo joke.. well done Dick Maas for making two 12-year olds laugh, good for you. The actors are just terrible, and not only the acting. Why do Dutch directors think 30 year old actors can play 16 year old boys. We have enough good young actors from SpangaS or Anubis? Why not use them? Egbert Jan Weeber is just awful and it looks like he is reading his lines from an auto-cue (I know, that's already been said, but it's just true)
The special effects and editing are awful, especially when he fires away the boat.. I'm an editor myself and haven't seen such childish editing in a while. And ending the movie with a freeze frame..? Oh my God!
The action sequences are too fast, you can't see a thing what happens. The scary moments were too little and especially too late. You could see it coming from miles and miles away.
And what about the continuity Dick Maas? Is Sint returning every 32, 40, 42 or 23 years..? You got me confused here..
And what about the ending..? Where is the big climax? Sint gallops away with his Pieten and that's it? Too return next year perhaps in the sequel? That's weak man! Every movie should have a proper ending. This was just gibberish!
I know every movie has it's fans and you got your own taste, but on a professional level I can't say it's a good movie. It's really really bad.
I give it almost the lowest score possible, just for the effort and the introduction.
Man, I could't have been more wrong..
First I want to say that the introduction of the movie is very good. I was really at the edge of my seat when I saw the Sint murder all those innocent people in the middle ages and the family at the farm in 1968. Then we went to the present and it all went terribly wrong.
We start with a dildo joke.. well done Dick Maas for making two 12-year olds laugh, good for you. The actors are just terrible, and not only the acting. Why do Dutch directors think 30 year old actors can play 16 year old boys. We have enough good young actors from SpangaS or Anubis? Why not use them? Egbert Jan Weeber is just awful and it looks like he is reading his lines from an auto-cue (I know, that's already been said, but it's just true)
The special effects and editing are awful, especially when he fires away the boat.. I'm an editor myself and haven't seen such childish editing in a while. And ending the movie with a freeze frame..? Oh my God!
The action sequences are too fast, you can't see a thing what happens. The scary moments were too little and especially too late. You could see it coming from miles and miles away.
And what about the continuity Dick Maas? Is Sint returning every 32, 40, 42 or 23 years..? You got me confused here..
And what about the ending..? Where is the big climax? Sint gallops away with his Pieten and that's it? Too return next year perhaps in the sequel? That's weak man! Every movie should have a proper ending. This was just gibberish!
I know every movie has it's fans and you got your own taste, but on a professional level I can't say it's a good movie. It's really really bad.
I give it almost the lowest score possible, just for the effort and the introduction.