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(1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh Page   1   2/4 "The screenplay could in fact have just as easily served as the template for a Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin turkey"   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers "A look at humans under the inhuman stress of war that is more nuanced than almost any grand-scale war film."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij "A slick, thrilling, trashy, melodramatic and serialesque soap opera adventure which conceals the complex tale of moral ambiguity beneath."   Beyond Hollywood   Brian Holcomb 2.5/5 "the best Verhoeven film since Basic Instinct -- if only that were a bigger compliment."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti A+ "Verhoeven brings valuable lessons he learned working for 20 years in Hollywood to forge an unprecedented World War II-era masterpiece."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Broadly drawn and ballsy, the movie features horrendous violence and stupefying melodrama: it's WWII without the usual sober romance, the Greatest Generation meets Starship Troopers."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "...one of Verhoeven's more consistent efforts..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "It's a strange and beguiling mainstream action film that didn't seem plausible or did it emotionally move me."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "An encouraging start here is ruined by a long, and routine, finish."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 2.5/4 "This voluptuously directed epic crumbles beneath the weight of its well-oiled but mechanical plot."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 2/5 "(...) A uno le parece estar viendo más un detrás de cámaras que una película en serio, esperando que el director grite "corten" en cualquier momento y que el equipo aplauda por lo bien que salió la toma."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C "The director of 'Hollow Man' and 'Showgirls' made a movie about the Holocaust. You were expecting something classy?"   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "An immensely entertaining throwback...a big, fast-paced World War II adventure, old-fashioned but with some welcome twists."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "An engaging World War II drama set in Holland and focused on the resiliency of a Jewish woman struggling to stay alive in terrible times."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat A- "[Verhoeven] has triumphantly reemerged with this bitter romance that, incidentally, serves as a nice allegory for his American career."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3.5/4 "Black Book possesses a taut, exciting script that throws surprises at the viewer on a regular basis."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "This is history Hollywood style, a dense soap-opera ramped up with juicy elements not often associated with Hitler's regime."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Pulpy, almost James Bond-like in its mix of spy thrills, action, sex, intrigue, and bold characters."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Paul Verhoeven's WWII drama stars the lovely Dutch actress Carice van Houten as a Jewish Resistance worker, and costars her breasts. All three deserve awards consideration."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards 3/5 "click to read review"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis "One longs for Nomi Malone to enliven the proceedings with her ketchup bottle of doom."   House Next Door   Keith Uhlich C+ "Sidney Sheldon's "Army of Shadows""   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/4 "Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven returns to his roots with a WWII drama that's easily the best thing he's made in years."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh C+ "Paul Verhoeven tries to go respectable with the WWII drama Black Book, and the question that persists is: Who wants a respectable Paul Verhoeven?"   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 2/5 "Verhoeven simplesmente mantém sua obsessão habitual com sexo e violência (geralmente combinando os dois), mas sem qualquer sofisticação narrativa ou visual."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 5/5 "For fans of compelling cinema in general and Verhoeven in particular, [Black Book's] release is a cause for celebration."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/5 "Harks back to themes [Verhoeven has] explored from Soldier of Orange to Basic Instinct--relational turmoil, violent mystery, naked women."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "There are a lot of plot twists at the end of the film, maybe too many, but it will keep you guessing."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 7/10 "Although there is little new in this finely crafted WWII pot-boiler, it remains a thoroughly enjoyable wartime thriller during its entire 145 minutes of good-guy/bad-guy subterfuge."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 2.5/4 "Given his modest talents as a filmmaker, the first half of Book might represent the best Verhoeven can do."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 7/10 "Vulgar and erotic, it's a gripping drama about the Dutch underground in German-occupied Holland in the fall of 1944."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 9/10 "Confronts us with an ugly humanity that is nevertheless unnervingly human."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh Page   1