A Viúva Negra

Not that I won't keep watching the thing to the very end, but . . .

It starts off as an interesting crime/drugs/thriller/gangsters streamer, BUT, and this is a big BUT - before long it devolves into a totally ridiculous melodrama. By Season 3 you won't believe how many times you hear characters say "I'm sorry" and then screw everything up. No one doesn't screw up or get screwed up.

Grandma has a remarkable hairdo style. Baldy "Berry," - top thug. "Luther"? - Mystery dude with a real "servant with a crush" complex.

Ultimately, it's like a Laurel & Hardy epic - "Well, this is another fine mess you've gotten me into!"

Serious killings and intrigue, but in the back of your mind you'll be chuckling.

Jezus christ, what did I just watch. Poorly written, bad acting, cheap action. Don't know where to start. Why in the world was this released after such a great series. What a shame. The person who wrote this film should immediatly find another job. The over-the-top action, the extremely bad dialogue, the unrealistic behaviour of charachters. Unbelievable.

Bad acting (apart from Monique Hendrickx), bad recording locations (it's clearly Spain, not Mexico). Dutch actors playing non-Dutch characters. Story quickly made up to make some extra cinema revenues. Whole plot lacks credibility. Left a bitter taste after enjoying the tv-series for a couple of years.

I liked the first series of Penoza. It was pretty succesful so they desided to do series 2-5. Which went from good to very mediocre. And then came this movie... What were they thinking? This is completely over the top nonsense. I do not recommend it.

I have more than once been disappointed by a film that is supposed to be some kind of summary or closure of a successful series. I enjoyed Penoza a lot as it was broadcast as a series. Nice actors, nice plot and everything within the limits of what one is prepared to accept as "for real". Not so this movie. Although the actors are the same, and still good, the story goes lightyears beyond what would be a scenario in in Holland in even a gangsters wildess dreams. Even in countries with a higher rate of criminal activity than The Netherlands the depicted events are totally unrealistic and over the top. A pity, it spoils the movie which deserves a better story line.