Review of Black Book (2006) by Senthil M — 23 Jun 2008
The latest offering by renowned suspense master Paul Verhoeven is nail-bitingly tense and exhilarating. The fast paced thriller depicts the life of a jewish young woman who was forced under extenuating circumstances to lead a perilous existence as a resistance spy in an effort to avenge her family.
Soon, she found herself embroiled in a precarious situation where she has to lure and tempt a high official in a bid to rescue some of her comrades, only to discover that treacherous schemes being concocted in the midst.
The heinous carnage and visceral savagery featured in the film are lurid and gasp-inducing, with some rather disturbing and unnerving scenes that will haunt you long after you exited the theatre. The relentless plot twists and the heroine's dire predicaments leave you at the edge of your seat with bated breath and seldom lets you up for breath.
Van Houten plays the part of the debauched temptress and femme fatale with saucy delight and old world beauty. Her stupendous performance as a disillusioned young woman in the throes of war is portrayed with utmost flair and elan.
This heart-breaking and sentimental war drama is told with fortitude and glaring truth, never skirting issues of moral depravity and mankind's ugliness and brutality in the onslaught of war.
This review of Black Book (2006) was written by Senthil M on 23 Jun 2008.
Black Book has generally received very positive reviews.
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