I enjoyed the uncertainties of the movie, the thrills and the acting was decent. Maybe the book is too dark and its ending too cynical for me... The story needed a resolution but didn't get one. On the contrary.
4 Reviews
Mixed Feelings
mariusbv-3561228 June 2021
it passed but it certainly is not a eyeopener
moviehigh811 September 2022
Like someone said in a comment before me great idea ,but the execution could have been a lot better
the acting by the lead is ok . But the overall acting is terrible (ironically) the lead and the little girl do the best acting
also a controversial topic like this is needs more then 90 minutes for the story to be told .
After watching this people still won't know the difference between a pedophile and a pedosexual
the dialogs seem made up over a cup of coffee and some cake , the only thing that kind of saved this movie is the fact the lead plays his part but overall it looks like nobody actually wanted to be in this movie.
After watching this people still won't know the difference between a pedophile and a pedosexual
the dialogs seem made up over a cup of coffee and some cake , the only thing that kind of saved this movie is the fact the lead plays his part but overall it looks like nobody actually wanted to be in this movie.
Great idea, but the execution is lacking
moviebuf-814-73960729 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The movie is an adaptation of the book by Inge Schilperoord. Muidhond tells the story of a young man who is struggling. He's fresh out of jail. He has no friends. No life outside a seemingly monotonous job. He lives with his mother in a house where the only form of entertainment appears to be staring at a fish tank. He is shunned by the community.
He takes a liking to the neighbour's nine year old daughter, who is mostly neglected by her mother. What starts out as an innocent friendship quickly turns into a temptation that he cannot resist. He tries to stay on the straight and narrow, but ultimately has to admit to himself that he can't.
On the positive side: you can't help but being touched by the movie. You feel sympathy for Jonathan as you watch him struggle. You will feel very awkward in scenes where the little girl is seen through his lustful eyes. In that sense, the movie manages to reach its audience, and you are guaranteed to walk out with mixed feelings . "He should know better", "he can't help it", things like that.
On the negative side, the performance of most of the cast is lacking. Julia Brown (the little girl) is probably the only one who manages to bring her lines in something of a natural way. Everyone else's lines sound overly rehearsed, awkward and unnatural. Tijmen Govaerts' (Jonathan) performance is pretty good, especially the physical side. He manages to look conflicted and troubled. His dialogue with the little girl is pretty convincing. But his dialogue with the other characters is both poorly written and mediocre in delivery.
All in all, this is a pretty decent movie, but it could have been a lot better.
He takes a liking to the neighbour's nine year old daughter, who is mostly neglected by her mother. What starts out as an innocent friendship quickly turns into a temptation that he cannot resist. He tries to stay on the straight and narrow, but ultimately has to admit to himself that he can't.
On the positive side: you can't help but being touched by the movie. You feel sympathy for Jonathan as you watch him struggle. You will feel very awkward in scenes where the little girl is seen through his lustful eyes. In that sense, the movie manages to reach its audience, and you are guaranteed to walk out with mixed feelings . "He should know better", "he can't help it", things like that.
On the negative side, the performance of most of the cast is lacking. Julia Brown (the little girl) is probably the only one who manages to bring her lines in something of a natural way. Everyone else's lines sound overly rehearsed, awkward and unnatural. Tijmen Govaerts' (Jonathan) performance is pretty good, especially the physical side. He manages to look conflicted and troubled. His dialogue with the little girl is pretty convincing. But his dialogue with the other characters is both poorly written and mediocre in delivery.
All in all, this is a pretty decent movie, but it could have been a lot better.
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