This is the second movie based on the popular Belgian comic Kiekeboe. The first attempt ("Het Witte Bloed", 1992) was a low-budget adaptation of a comic book. It went straight to video, and partly due to lack of promotion (and lack of quality) it didn't do very well.
Fast-forward 8 years. A second attempt is being made, this time with a higher budget, better actors and a new script (that wasn't published as a comic before) aimed at the big screen. The result, however, is even worse.
This movie lacks a plot (it wasn't written by the author of the comics BTW), lacks good directing (the director even admitted he doesn't like the comic book series), and despite the (for Belgium) know cast it lacks good acting (since there's not much to go on).
Too bad, since this could have been great. Luk Wijns is a perfect typecast. Given a better script and a better director this could have been good. Now it's just a total waste.
The author of the comics withdrew from this film when it was still in production, and refuses a DVD-release. Chances that one will ever see this film again are minimal. The director (thankfully) learned his lesson too and went on to direct for TV instead of film. So now, most people seem to have forgotten it even exists. Which is probably a good thing...
Fast-forward 8 years. A second attempt is being made, this time with a higher budget, better actors and a new script (that wasn't published as a comic before) aimed at the big screen. The result, however, is even worse.
This movie lacks a plot (it wasn't written by the author of the comics BTW), lacks good directing (the director even admitted he doesn't like the comic book series), and despite the (for Belgium) know cast it lacks good acting (since there's not much to go on).
Too bad, since this could have been great. Luk Wijns is a perfect typecast. Given a better script and a better director this could have been good. Now it's just a total waste.
The author of the comics withdrew from this film when it was still in production, and refuses a DVD-release. Chances that one will ever see this film again are minimal. The director (thankfully) learned his lesson too and went on to direct for TV instead of film. So now, most people seem to have forgotten it even exists. Which is probably a good thing...
