SijtzevanderMeer

Terrible story, cardboard characters, badly acted overall, but especially by the dutch actors (the guy playing Johannes Vermeer tops it all, the perfect example of 'how-not-to-act-even-in-a-Hallmark-production'). Yes, even Glenn Close (despite the glasses and sweater)delivers a non-performance. Who is waiting for nonsense like this? Go see Girl with a Pearl Earring if you like time-pieces set in rural medieval Holland. The utter experience leaves me with one question: Who decided that this stupid story should be made into a TV-drama, filmed even on location outside the US or Canada? Get the guy sacked! Now! In short: a 'Do-not-see-because-waste-of-time'.

Go see this one, Ellen Burnstyn really rules! That's what acting and graciously aging is all about!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good acting all over, no American shyness about nudity (love Marlon Wayans, god he is gourgeous...) and a well written script certainly is everything. Left me crying, so there you have it....

there is nothing more to say, it ìs simply great: good story, good actors, straightforward and heartwarming... Carice van Houten is an ideal Minoes, Thea Maassen is a believeable Tibbe, the cats are welltrained and the voices are wellcast, the atmosphere of it all is simple, typical Dutch...