Black Book

Director Paul Verhoeven tries somewhat to go back to his roots with WW II thriller, his first film in his native country after two decades in Hollywood. I guess you can take a man out of Hollywood but can't take Hollywood out of a man in his case. Verhoeven shamelessly uses elements of WW II for this entertaining film where facts and fiction mix beyond recognition. However he gets compelling performances from Carice van Houten and Sebastian Koch that makes this film enjoyable. There's nothing new added to genre but pure entertainment. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.