d-vanderleer

Despite what some reviews try to let us believe: it is exactly what the title says. It is a tough movie full of idiot behavior of scared, pathetic men. Of course there is always an other side to people. This also goes for hooligans. If you are irritated about stupid behavior too much and cannot look through the story, then this is not a movie for you. Otherwise this is quite a nice movie.

Because of the fact that this movie was mentioned in a "best art-house films" list, combined with a rating of 7.9, I watched it. Afterwards I thought: really??? Did someone pay to put this movie on that list or what? It is not a bad movie, especially the first half was quite entertaining. But there is so much more to make out of this interesting theme. Do children learn more at school then while traveling the world or in nature? Why don't we talk with our children openly about sexuality or depression to "protect them", but do we let them play violent computer games? The moments this movie was funny, it was only because of the ridiculous over the top scenes. Missed change to make it a real good movie. Disappointing.

The first episode was quite exciting so my expectation about the development of the characters and the story was high. As the description of the story says: everybody is on his/her way to Brussels. Nice how all different stories come together. However the disadvantage of many stories that come together is the fact that we do not get to know the characters very much. Especially not in 10 episodes. Sometimes I thought: "Why" and "How". The series only shows the facts. People do what they do. The why stays a mystery. I missed the answer on that question now and then.