The movie is an adaptation of the book by Inge Schilperoord. Muidhond tells the story of a young man who is struggling. He's fresh out of jail. He has no friends. No life outside a seemingly monotonous job. He lives with his mother in a house where the only form of entertainment appears to be staring at a fish tank. He is shunned by the community.
He takes a liking to the neighbour's nine year old daughter, who is mostly neglected by her mother. What starts out as an innocent friendship quickly turns into a temptation that he cannot resist. He tries to stay on the straight and narrow, but ultimately has to admit to himself that he can't.
On the positive side: you can't help but being touched by the movie. You feel sympathy for Jonathan as you watch him struggle. You will feel very awkward in scenes where the little girl is seen through his lustful eyes. In that sense, the movie manages to reach its audience, and you are guaranteed to walk out with mixed feelings . "He should know better", "he can't help it", things like that.
On the negative side, the performance of most of the cast is lacking. Julia Brown (the little girl) is probably the only one who manages to bring her lines in something of a natural way. Everyone else's lines sound overly rehearsed, awkward and unnatural. Tijmen Govaerts' (Jonathan) performance is pretty good, especially the physical side. He manages to look conflicted and troubled. His dialogue with the little girl is pretty convincing. But his dialogue with the other characters is both poorly written and mediocre in delivery.
All in all, this is a pretty decent movie, but it could have been a lot better.
He takes a liking to the neighbour's nine year old daughter, who is mostly neglected by her mother. What starts out as an innocent friendship quickly turns into a temptation that he cannot resist. He tries to stay on the straight and narrow, but ultimately has to admit to himself that he can't.
On the positive side: you can't help but being touched by the movie. You feel sympathy for Jonathan as you watch him struggle. You will feel very awkward in scenes where the little girl is seen through his lustful eyes. In that sense, the movie manages to reach its audience, and you are guaranteed to walk out with mixed feelings . "He should know better", "he can't help it", things like that.
On the negative side, the performance of most of the cast is lacking. Julia Brown (the little girl) is probably the only one who manages to bring her lines in something of a natural way. Everyone else's lines sound overly rehearsed, awkward and unnatural. Tijmen Govaerts' (Jonathan) performance is pretty good, especially the physical side. He manages to look conflicted and troubled. His dialogue with the little girl is pretty convincing. But his dialogue with the other characters is both poorly written and mediocre in delivery.
All in all, this is a pretty decent movie, but it could have been a lot better.