De storm Reviews

Ever since I have been living in the Netherlands, I have been interested in Dutch movies but, to be honest, most of them are actually rather disappointing. This movie was a fine example. Indeed, the storm of 1953 was the biggest natural disaster taking place in the Netherlands during the last century so it was not really a surprise that they finally decided to make a movie about this event. Unfortunately, even though there was definitely some potential to deliver something interesting, it turned out to be rather disappointing. Indeed, the first issue was that the acting and directing were pretty shabby. Furthermore, during the actual storm, the whole thing was also rather underwhelming. Then, slowly, the acting and directing got better but the main issue with this flick is that they didn't really manage to find a compelling story to tell around this disaster. I thought that, like many other disaster movies, they would focus on different characters and storylines but, actually, it was mostly about a mother looking for a baby. It was actually not a bad idea but the whole thing became then a rather unbelievable thriller with some really annoying twists. Anyway, to conclude, the end-result was half-baked but, still, if only for its historical value, it is actually worth a look, especially if you are interested in Dutch movies.