Carice van Houten, Halina Reijn, Sebastian Koch
"Black Book" tells the moving story of a young Jewish woman who joins the Resistance in The Hague and gets entangled in a deadly web of double-dealing and betrayal. It is is an epic thriller of great ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
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August 4, 2009Always pleasant to see a Verhoeven even though it is far from being his best. It's perfectly produced but it lacks this drop of pure genius that you find in many of his other movies. The good point is that the entertainment value is great (Carice van Houten has wonderful breast a...( read more)
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April 20, 2009Jewish woman poses as a Nazi during World War II in order to persuade a German commander to release a member of the resistance. Dutch film director, Paul Verhoeven, returns to his native roots to direct this entertaining epic drama. Interesting mix of classic storytelling and g...( read more)
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March 22, 2009Late Post:
Set in a time where Jews were hunted down, Rachel Stein, a singer that comes from a Jewish wealthy family, had to go into hiding in order to survive the holocaust. On her journey, she had suddenly become a spy for the resistance and ended up ...( read more) -
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October 29, 2009Awesome...TOTALLY awesome...This is one well paced and totally captivating performance where a woman playing the heroine moves you in so many emotions that you have GOT to see this. Revenge...is a bitter pill to swallow...but tastes so sweet after it is served! Every woman despi...( read more)
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October 28, 2009I got this one, and i will see it if i get time. I viewed this movie for a while, there was a nude scene. This movie is so brave to show the scene like that. I don't know, but i feel fine. Maybe the nudity has its own purpose. Of course it is. hehe
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October 23, 2009The tone is uneven, the running time is a little too long (or the pacing is just off), and things get a little exploitative, but overall, this is not only a well made film that looks great, but a really good movie in general. Verhoeven returns to his roots both cinematically and ...( read more)
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October 22, 2009No es nuevo lo que diré: me cagan las películas de la segunda guerra mundial con algunas excepciones. La Lista Negra es una excepción: también, como las clásicas hollywoodenes, habla de cuán ojetes eran los nazis. Esta película me gustó por alejarse de los clichés tan vistos, (y ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
September 1, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
April 27, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Black Book doesn't let the grim facts of the Holocaust get in the way of some ripping pulp. full review
April 23, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Black Book is a crackling good melodrama -- inspired, remarkably, by actual events -- with few clearly defined heroes and villains. full review
April 20, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Stout-hearted celebration of the Dutch Resistance or total smut? Try both. full review
April 13, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Its essential trashiness too often takes over. Rather than wondering about Rachel/Ellis' dilemma, you find yourself pondering Verhoeven's consistency in setting up bedroom shots so that there's always... full review
April 9, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
... hugely enjoyable from start to finish. full review
April 9, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
It's a marvelous movie-movie, with a new screen goddess. Van Houten has a soft, heart-shaped face on top of a body so naturally, ripely beautiful it has its own kind of truth. full review
April 6, 2007
Kurt Loder, MTV
Verhoeven, with his background in such lurid American entertainments as "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls," seems an unlikely duck to be paddling around in this somber pond. I can believe that the 68-ye... full review
April 2, 2007
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
Far from turning serious, the director of Basic Instinct has proved that, when it comes to grappling with good and evil, his instincts aren't basic enough. full review
March 7, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Black Book, the first film Verhoeven has made in the Netherlands in two decades, is spoken in Dutch, German, Hebrew and English, and it lasts for 145 minutes. There's not a dull second in the bunch. full review
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August 20, 2008It's a travesty that this film wasn't nominated for Best Foriegn Film at the 2007 oscars, and a friggin' shame that it didn't win in the category.
But it's a Verhoeven film, so it's not surprising why those pretentious trouser-stains at the academy failed to recognize such a great film.
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August 10, 2008This is a great movie!
Take care all,
William
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May 15, 2008yes this film is great.I liked it..houten is wonderful in her role.I think I was fall in love with her..:)
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September 26, 2007I wish I knew Geman. But, over all it was an excellent movie the subtitles helped a little.
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September 27, 2006Excellent movie, hope it wins the Oscar for 'Best Foreign Movie'.
It's not the typical german-jewish war movie. It's set in Holland and has many different twists, not predictable from the beginning...not the same storyline as always....
Drama, Suspense, Action, Glamour, great acting, great production and direction from Paul Verhoeven...it has it all!
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