Whitech
It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.
Plustown
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Phillida
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
dewind
If added to the top 250 at this moment the film would be side by side with films like North by Northwest and The silence of the Lambs. Well, Mr. Terstall, you made a good film, but those films are a different class. It seems those stubborn Dutch tried to promote their 'homeproduct'. Simon is a good film though. The humor is typical for Amsterdam. A kind of humor that is influenced much by the big Jewish community Amsterdam used to have. The film touches many aspects of Ducth society. But it is in no way a reflection of that society. Most Dutch are 'regularly' married, don't work in drugs business and don't have children with a foreign wife. Holland is a fairly conservative country. I would consider the film a good impression of the way a small elite in Amsterdam lives.
sandhart8
We just saw this film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Yes, we are Americans and tend to be less evolved than others when it comes to certain things. But the audience - young, old, straight, gay - stood and cheered at the end of the film, and for good reason. This was one of the finest movies I have ever seen. I enjoyed the characters, especially Camiel and obviously Simon (how could you not like him?), and the conversational aspect of the movie was fantastic. It tackled some issues that we don't always feel comfortable with, but it certainly wasn't "in your face" material. I'm hoping to be able to see it again someday, maybe even find it somewhere on DVD.
j-bouwmeester
This movie is about a wide variety of emotions, topics and people. The dialogs are brilliant. Simon has a hilarious sense of humor, but his character, like the others in the movie, is still very well portrayed. All typical dutch subjects like gay-marriage, soft-drugs, euthanasia, etc., are handled in a way that it is still convincing. The last part, where euthanasia becomes the main topic, is where the movie rises above a good comedy and becomes a great comedy/drama instead. The acting in the last part is so brilliant that it almost feels like it is shot for real.Certainly a movie to recommend, and I think that even when it is translated (with a possible loss of dialog)it is still a movie worth seeing! But see a subtitled version and not a synchronized voice-over version, for the latter will be terrible
dirk breedveld
This film based of relationships between friends, is as life can be. Being close to one another, something happens and there is a big gap growing. Due to coincidence the friend meet each other again. They become even more close, but no one is afraid of life anymore. They grew up in different ways. In between homosexuality, morals and in the end death(with some assistance)are very well woven into the plot, and explicit as well. Not guiding in opinion, but just showing the simple dilemma's of life. The film is tender, sometimes fast, well shot, and the main character is worth to be an Hollywood star.So Hollywood give this film a good chance in the closet environment of the States.
