Sweet Dreams

Gouden Kalveren, Oscar-nomination; this movie had to be something. Apparently I'm rather spoiled, because I found the movie boring, unbelievable, shallow and shockingly badly played. Renée Zoutendijk - a renowned actress - had nothing more to offer than a pastiche of a mental patient, while her 'son' did the same as a spoiled brat with a chip on his shoulder. And I could go on and on. Interaction between the characters was sometimes infantile. And the camerawork? Indonesia is an incredible beautiful country and even the opportunity of surprising us with a mesmerizing landscape was halfhearted to say the least. The only suspense was when the overly pregnant woman finally woud give birth. It starting promising, but it ended with very heavy eyelids.