Being Dutch you might expect that I must watch quite a lot Dutch movies, but that’s really not the case. It’s difficult to explain why I don’t, but somehow I don’t feel compelled to check most of them out. Lately though there seemed to be a couple of crime related movies which I did find interesting to check out. Black Out was one of them and the mob series Penoza was another one. When I saw this movie, dealing with a corrupt cop I decided to give it a chance and find out if this would be any good.
Ruben van der Meer (who in The Netherlands is well-known for his comedy) plays a cop, Ronald Plasmeyer, who has gotten into a lot of trouble. He has a gambling debt he isn’t able to pay and when his son is threatened he has to find a way to quickly get the money to pay it off. Since he’s not making much by doing his work and is unlucky when playing cards he has a plan to rob a poker tournament he’s part of. He decides he needs someone else to perform the robbery and asks a friend of him, Gerrit (René van ‘t Hof), who brings along Bram (Ton Cas). Of course the plan turns out a bit different and it’s up to the cop to solve it all.
The movie really is a dark tragic comedy filled with interesting characters. Ruben van der Meer’s role is a more serious one you’d expect from him and he does a great job. My favorite character though was Bram. Ton Cas manages to depict a completely crazy and unpredictable character who steals the show. A criminal that has to have bathroom breaks all the time and is not afraid of waving a gun around. Has has the best dialog, especially when he keeps repeating to the other guys that they don’t have to start acting like they are the man now. Plan C is a movie I thoroughly enjoyed, more than I initially expected.
Score: 7
This looks interesting. It seems like it might appeal to me, I will keep an eye out for it. Excellent review.
It will probably be hard to find one with subtitles (didn’t check if they were available), but hope you do as it is quite enjoyable.