Forever Rich

When I first saw the trailer I was struck by how immensely similar it was to a case in my country recently. Someone involved in the film must have read Swedish newspapers... After watching the movie all I can think is that they should have stuck to the true story. It would have been a more interesting film. It was still a decent movie though.

If you imagine a fake gangster rapper with no common sense who constantly lives his live by social media who gets robbed then exaggerate it by 5 you might have an idea what to expect.

Very poor storyline which seems to be very focused on exaggerated social media interactions which ruins it and stops it from being taken seriously.

This movie has a nice script and acting. Depicts very well the social pressure from social media to famous people, and how fame is a serious topic, sometimes even dangerous. The story itself, is very chaotic and original. I really liked it and I recommend it.

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)

Well I kind of figured this movie would be less of a drama and more of a comedy showing. If you like seeing the life is wack rappers on the screen then watch this movie. If not, it would be a good idea to skip this movie. It also has weird sound feedback bc the voices are dubbed over and made it sound like someone was narrating instead of acting. Well that's about all I have to say. Beware!