Hartenstraat

What a refreshing casting when it's the male lead concerned. Marwan Kenzari as the romantic lead is a great find. He's handsome, lovable and can actually act. It sounds quite ridiculous when I write that down, but unfortunately that isn't the standard when you usually watch Dutch romcoms.

The female lead I normally quite like, but especially in the first part of the movie she was horrible. I don't know if it was just the script or also the acting. The main character, Katje, was totally unrealistic and very one dimensional. Therefor the character development had to go way too fast and was totally unbelievable.

The supporting roles were okay. Again, refreshing to cast actual actors (for most parts). Of course, their storylines were quite flat and the characters a bit over the top, but that didn't bother me too much. The young actress who played daughter Saar is quite talented.

The last ten minutes of the movie weren't the best. It was the laziest part of the script, besides the introduction of Katje. That leaves the middle part as the best part.

Give us more Marwan Kenzari, please. And keep casting real actors. Hooray.