Slow paced movie, brilliant acting by Groothof. This is one of those rare movies that leaves you watching a blank screen for 7 minutes after the end-titles. That leaves you speechless long after you left the theater. I rediscovered it 10 years later and like a real classic it still has not lost its strength.
If you want adventure the Spielberg or POTC-way, skip this one. If you want to learn anything, are curious about things and have patience this is an overwhelming epos. This is an action-movie of the heart and of the mind.
And don't nag about the goofs. Not everyone has a vain absurd budget that could save a small country from starvation.
If you want adventure the Spielberg or POTC-way, skip this one. If you want to learn anything, are curious about things and have patience this is an overwhelming epos. This is an action-movie of the heart and of the mind.
And don't nag about the goofs. Not everyone has a vain absurd budget that could save a small country from starvation.