The film really should have been full of suspense. The past events are slowly revealed over the course of the story and at each turn a potential culprit comes to light. What did the creepy school caretaker (a pedophile) have to do with the disappearance of Isabel? Which of the many boys who lusted after Isabel played a role in her demise? Robin, Sabine's much-loved older brother? Bart, her own teenage boyfriend who kept their relationship a secret? Or perhaps Olaf, Sabine's current boyfriend who is reluctant to talk of his own link to Isabel? Although she now lives in Amsterdam Sabine keeps returning to the small town where she grew up in an effort to help the memories that she has locked away to resurface, so there is a constant juxtaposition between the present and the past which should help to flesh the story out. But I found myself wondering at several loose ends left at the end, including what might have become of all the other missing girls that Sabine uncovers in her search for the truth surrounding Isabel's disappearance. The Reunion has a flashback structure that gives great potential for some dramatic tension, but the director simply doesn't know how to use it to any effect. The narrative becomes inert and aimless. There are many cartboard characters, such as Renee, the nasty lady boss and the autistic colleague with his laptop, who have no other role in the story than just being... (i) a nasty boss and (ii) an autistic colleague...
