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13 December 1996 (Poland) morePlot:
Axel Heyst lives on a secluded island near the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya. The year is 1913... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Beautiful scenes of Java Sea; wooden performances more (12 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Willem Dafoe | ... | Axel Heyst |
 | Sam Neill | ... | Mr. Jones |
 | Irène Jacob | ... | Alma |
 | Rufus Sewell | ... | Martin Ricardo |
 | Jean Yanne | ... | Mr. Schomberg |
| Ho Yi | ... | Wang |
| Bill Paterson | ... | Capt. Davidson |
| Irm Hermann | ... | Mrs. Schomberg |
| Graziano Marcelli | ... | Pedro |
 | Hansi Jochmann | ... | Mrs. Zangiacomo |
| Simon Callow | ... | Zangiacomo |
| Michael Lee | ... | Chinese Gentleman |
| Leonard Maguire | ... | Old Trader McNab |
| Didi Saad | ... | Wang's Wife |
| Topan Setiadji | ... | Young Chinese Houseboy |
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Rated R for some violence and sexuality.Parents Guide:
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I've loved most Willem Dafoe films. Sam Neill was a joy in "Reilly, Ace of Spies" and "The Hunt for Red October". Irene Jacob is one of the most alluring and talented women in movies, magnificent in Kieslowski's film "Trois Colours-Red"--and good in "US Marshalls". Simon Callow was hilarious as the "Master of the Revels" in "Shakespeare in Love".
Alas, in "Victory", the four leads don't have the the screenplays and directors from their better movies. They become too wooden, one-dimensional, and more like caricatures rather than fleshed out characters.
The story may be based on the work of the late, great Joseph Conrad, but he was unavailable to improve the movie's dialog and pacing. Had Shakespeare been alive, he'd have loved "Shakespeare in Love". Would Conrd have loved "Victory"? I doubt it--except for the Java Sea scenery.
If you watch, ask yourself why it is called "Victory". Except for a minor line of dialog, does the title have anything to do with the movie?