with simon well over a year ago and i have high hope for dutch cinema . this be a great film and about genuine people deal with all thing life ( and death ) in a genuine way . at least it get some well deserve recognition outside the netherlands and although i be not sure how the movie perform across the pond but i guess it stir thing up quite a bit in the u because of it daring content . anyway and for those expect leef . to prolong the high standard set by simon and prepare to be vastly disappoint . the film be incredibly pretentious in style and presentation . why do it have to take 108 minute of awkward dialogue and often pointless scene to get to that point . i have no problem with it be pretentious and but not live up to it i do have a problem with . the camera work and edit and especially in the first half and be overly artsy and sometimes hysterical and often completely unnecessary . on the contrary and it harm some of the ( admittedly fine ) performance in such a way that we can not relate to the character in any way and except for maybe sybille and play by anne wil blankers and a great actress who be wholly out of place here . jeroen krabbé and always a treat and have a small part which be fine and but ruin by the horrific edit in that particular scene . a shame and i say . the dialogue be typical dutch theatre fare and in that it be overly pretentious and artificial and which be a major gripe i have with dutch theatre anyway . even though this might have work well on stage and it still far too stiff and and insignificant to make the audience relate to the character on an emotional level . why not just trim it down and get to the point . be mundane be no sin if the delivery be good . here we the see actor struggle with line they themselves most likely find to be awkward and which explain the wooden acting on the whole and i guess . overall and what could have be a wonderful film about ( family ) life be a missed opportunity . this film get lose in it own pretentiousness because of it lack of content and genuine emotional depth . which and ultimately and to me and make it a pointless affair .