Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Black Book (2006) - 145 min

Country: Netherlands
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman & Halina Reijn.
Jewish singer Rachel has been hiding from Nazi authority. A small reunion with her family turns to tragedy when they are gunned down by a group of Nazi soldiers. Rachel is the lone survivor and She eventually joins the Dutch Resistance. Rachel goes undercover in order to seek revenge.
The cast is exceptional, but my eyes were on Carice Van Houten aka the red woman of GOT. Most of the critics praise this film as one of the best war movies and the reason behind that is the thrilling factor. When it comes to war movies, mostly directors choose drama as their narrative background, Meanwhile Paul Verhoeven decides to go with the thriller genre. It has everything a good war thriller movie should have. Also, this is considered as the best Dutch film ever made and also most expensive movie. Overall, it's a thrilling adventure story as well as a powerful drama and worth your time.
Verdict: Good

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