There is very little to fault in this movie, I love foreign subtitled movies and this is now in my top 5.
This is an abridged version of the Anglo/Dutch wars in the 1700s, a period I know little about. It shows the obvious bully tactics of the Royal Navy being superior, but it shows that means nothing with a good commander in charge. It also shows the political ramblings that went on behind the scenes, and although the movie tries its best to not go on an all gore quest, when it needs to the film is shocking. Specifically the assassinations of the Witt brothers, the scenes are extremely gruesome and it horrifies even more that this happened in real life.
A majority of the movie in in Dutch, but the few British scenes are in English, simply to set the tone of the movie.
The acting was flawless especially Frank Lammers who plays the title role. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone.
The only reason it looses one star is because at times the flow of the film seemed a little uneven, but for the most part extremely entertaining and insightful.
This is an abridged version of the Anglo/Dutch wars in the 1700s, a period I know little about. It shows the obvious bully tactics of the Royal Navy being superior, but it shows that means nothing with a good commander in charge. It also shows the political ramblings that went on behind the scenes, and although the movie tries its best to not go on an all gore quest, when it needs to the film is shocking. Specifically the assassinations of the Witt brothers, the scenes are extremely gruesome and it horrifies even more that this happened in real life.
A majority of the movie in in Dutch, but the few British scenes are in English, simply to set the tone of the movie.
The acting was flawless especially Frank Lammers who plays the title role. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone.
The only reason it looses one star is because at times the flow of the film seemed a little uneven, but for the most part extremely entertaining and insightful.