The plot of Forever Rich is confusing. You get the impression that whatever you do and it goes viral, bad or good things, you will come out at the end better. More violence backfires initially but prevails at the end. In his own way, the movie tries to justify violence on social media (the full Monty USA version). Richie (Jonas Smulders) outperforms most of the other actors but in general the acting is good. And nice character moments are built in. One problem is Richie´s duality. He pretends to be the bad boy but is he really bad? Or just stupid and narcissistic? The biggest problem are the plot twists. They are really messed up. A bit like the filming. The handheld filming is not clear and makes it sometimes difficult to follow the story. The conclusion is dashed, leaving big plot holes and question marks surrounding the fate of several characters, along with a conflicting message by the time the credits roll. I'm sure "violence solves all your problems" isn't what this film is trying to get across and yet, that's what we end up with. I am sure that viewers from the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium will like the movie.
To put my review in perspective, I saw the original version of the movie (in Dutch and as I am from Belgium the experience will be different if you do not understand Dutch and have to rely on subtitles)
