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Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Seoirse Ó Duíc So many plot holes and such boring dialogues it is hard to watch the whole movie. I had to watch as my girlfriend decided she wanted to see a Dutch movie, but it was cringe-worthy at best. Watched it in Dutch with English subtitles, but it would probably have been better to watch it dubbed in a different language. The main character is supposed to come from Utrecht and living in Rotterdam, but doesn't have an Utrecht nor a Rotterdam accent. In fact, most of the actors don't have a Rotterdam accent which would be okay-ish if the supposedly German characters weren't speaking with the worst German accents ever. German grammar is murdered in the worst way and none of the alleged Germans have believable German accents. Eva, his main love interest, is supposed to be a German girl who grew up in Rotterdam, but somehow struggles speaking German and speaks Dutch with an Amsterdam accent. I have to say though that apart from the horrible accents the plot and the acting by the actors would make Dutch people ashamed to be Dutch. Though the story of the German bombardment of Rotterdam could have been a good story, it is being told in such a way that would might develop some sympathy for the Germans. The only good thing about the movie is that it is not very long and in 1,5 hours one can watch something good again.

Bert B. The bombing of Rotterdam deserves a good movie as it is such a defining happening in Dutch history. This movie isn't it. In fact it is horrible.Jan Smit, a Dutch singer (who cannot sing) is not an actor (so he cannot act as well) and he is not from Rotterdam. So he does not know Rotterdams sentiment about the bombing. Why does he have the lead role?...Rotterdam was bombed by the Germans, early may 1940. Because of this bombing the Dutch army surrendered. Rotterdam was destroyed in under 15 minutes during the bombing and (in 2015) is still recovering). This movie is a love story during the days before and after the bombing. And it is horrible. Do not watch this movie.

Dirk-Jan Arts The movie takes us back to the Netherlands during the Second World War, showing different perspectives (rich, poor, etc) and different cities.I saw a lot of negative reviews here and felt I should put in some positiveness after actually seeing it. We should not compare it with box office Hollywood productions, in particular when looking at the special effects.The lead actor Jan Smit is charismatic and there is good chemistry with the lead actress.In summary I think there is an audience for this movie and some people will indeed appreciate it!

vink0286 My girlfriend made me go and watch this because, and I quote, 'Jan Smit is so cute'. Where to begin? Story, total clichés, stolen from Titanic for the most part, bizarre, ridiculous, not making sense. Acting, wooden, without any feelings what so ever. Special effect, mediocre at best. The bombing of Rotterdam had a enormous impact on those who lived through it but in this movie that hardly comes foreward. It really deserved better then this piece of waste of time and effort. I saw this on Friday and until now, Monday, my gf has not mentioned a word about it. Her not talking about this movie is the best part of the movie. Save your money and time.