Vengeance

I have watched it in the movie theaters and on netflix.

It was a good movie with a good and strong storyline.

Good acting skills.

The roles were well played out.

An interesting and raw story.

I hope to see a part 2.

Drama, interesting, good and strong story, based on what it could possibly be a real matter.

This might be the worst movie I've seen this year. In fact I'm quite sure.

The story is very weak, the script/dialogue is more than terrible, and worst of all: the movie is not exiting, suspenseful nor is it entertaining. It is in fact stupid to the extent that it's very insulting to the public.

Valdemar Torenstra is ok (I just don't think he is the right actor for serious roles), and the only redeeming quality of this movie is Noortje Herlaar, who I find terrific in most roles she plays.

She tries her best to turn this turd into a nice pastry as we say in Holland, but the end result is a turd with whipped cream on top.

I found the acting to be poor, though that might largely be due to the awkward and unnatural dialogue at many points. It often felt too contrived, not how people would realistically behave in these situations. The storyline feels messy and disjointed, making it hard to stay engaged. Overall, the film comes across as a very weak attempt at a Mocro Maffia style story, lacking the tension, depth, and authenticity of the original.

Wraak (or Revenge for the English title) is actually based on true events. When criminal gangs thought they had an undetectable way to communicate between eachother they got a bit too sure of themselves, and when police forces decrypted their millions of messages they finally brought a big hit to the gangs. Not only the Mocro Mafia but all kind of other gangs. In Wraak it's about the Mocro Mafia and the their downfall, well at least they took a big hit. Anyone that bashed this movie must not have seen a lot of other movies because this one was actually entertaining and even informative. Decent acting as well so really nothing bad to write about it. A good Dutch crime/drama.

If you're familiar with the Dutch hit-series Mocro Maffia, then this movie will feel like a warm bath of recognition and familiarity. The amount of swearing is unique for its kind, and will be a constant factor from the first scene of the movie until the last. If you look past that, you will find a movie with a great cast, a wild ride of a story and adequate storytelling.