"12 steden, 13 ongelukken", as a drama series, was often a bit overly dramatised really. There were some brilliant episodes too, but a majority was a car wreck waiting to happen. For obvious reasons :o) As a campaign against reckless driving though, I'm sure it served its purpose. The story was always split between two parties in a car crash, then leading up to it in the space of a half hour. Viewers could identify more and more with the characters as their story unfolded, which of course made the eventual accident a right shocker. However, as you'd see more episodes of the series you'd know the outcome and be less and less interested in how it came to pass. The effect therefore waned, and the series were cancelled. It's a shame that nowadays 'traffic warnings' come from spectacular shows with car chases, wheel clamps and lots of angry police officers in it. "12 steden" was a great idea, for beginning actors too.
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What Lies Beneath
(2000)
A delight for Autumn
23 September 2004
True, you could criticise the speed of the story and the performances of the actors - both are good but not perfect. The true charm of this movie is that it does actually take a Hitchcock-like storyline, sets it in beautifully shot New England and gets it all across as poetry. This is, in my mind, the perfect film for an Autumn day. Though I saw it dubbed in German originally I still found it quite good. It's the beautifully shot scenes that stay with you the most, as you'll never quite look at eerie lake surfaces the same again. See it on a big screen only though - DVD and telly do not do Michelle Pfeiffer's feet justice :P
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