Wow! I loved this movie. And not just for the nekkid-udity. In the same way David Cronenberg's recent less-is-more approach has made his movies stronger, ("A History of Violence," "Eastern Promises"), Paul Verhoeven manages to make a sprawling story intimate, and the whole thing seems so effortless. Bad guys turn out good, and good guys turn out, well, they turn out too. You don't see the twists and turns coming, you're so engrossed you forget that the thing's called "Black Book" and you're treated to a new WWII angle: high adventures of the mighty Dutch Resistance! Go on and make it a double feature with Verhoeven's 1977 "Soldier of Orange," starring Rutger Hauer.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Black Book
Wow! I loved this movie. And not just for the nekkid-udity. In the same way David Cronenberg's recent less-is-more approach has made his movies stronger, ("A History of Violence," "Eastern Promises"), Paul Verhoeven manages to make a sprawling story intimate, and the whole thing seems so effortless. Bad guys turn out good, and good guys turn out, well, they turn out too. You don't see the twists and turns coming, you're so engrossed you forget that the thing's called "Black Book" and you're treated to a new WWII angle: high adventures of the mighty Dutch Resistance! Go on and make it a double feature with Verhoeven's 1977 "Soldier of Orange," starring Rutger Hauer.
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