Film: HollandCast: Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen, Rachel Sennott, Jude Hill, Lennon Parham, Jacob Moran, Jeff PopeDirector: Mimi CaveRating: 2/5Runtime: 108 min.It’s not Holland the country but Holland, Michigan which is being referenced here. Nancy (Kidman) is a teacher whose life with her husband in Holland, Michigan, gets twisted when she and her colleague become suspicious of a secret.
Mimi Cave’s `Holland` is a confused film, a film that fails to fit into a particular genre because it is too inept and befuddled to be a thriller mystery. When you hear the story it will sound like a thriller, but the severe lack of actual tension and the bemused treatment makes it a boring tasteless affair.Set in 2000, the film has a fairly interesting plot but the way it plays out, leaves a lot to be desired.
Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher at a school in Holland, Michigan, married to Fred Vandergroot (Matthew Macfadyen), an optometrist, and their son Harry (Jude Hill) live in an unusual city, Holland which has a strong Dutch influence. We see that in the cultural references that keep getting pulled out at every turn. Windmills, Dutch costumes and customs flit in and out of the backgrounds, and one could assume the references could be a comment on the nature of the human beast who tries to hide away his true self.
But it’s all so pointless in a film that is too insipid and wholesome to be meaningful.Pawel Pogorzelski’s camera constantly swoops across a miniatu.
