A classic

After Paul Verhoeven, Dick Maas must be the most succesfull Dutch director ever. I mean, unlike Verhoeven, he never managed to build up an international career (he did try though at the end of the 90’s, directing actors like Naomi Watts and William Hurt but both movies ‘Do Not Disturb’ and ‘Down’ were huge flops). Anyway, in the Netherlands, he had some major success, especially with the awful ‘Flodder’ franchise but he has made also some major Dutch classics and this movie was definitely one of them. Personally, I really had a hard time to care about ‘De Lift’ which has a very good reputation in the Netherlands but this movie was really good. Indeed, even though I don’t think it was really original, it was still a really solid thriller, with a good mood and a decent performance by Huub Stapel, a very good Dutch actor who has worked many times with Dick Maas. There was also Monique van de Ven, another major Dutch actress, involved in this movie. To conclude, I’m not sure this movie can be considered a masterpiece but it remains a pretty good thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Dutch movies.

7/10