It's not often that a historical fictional work has a good plot that comes together and has a feelgood ending, so I was pleasantly surprised. The way things came together and worked out was quite clever. The Vermeer like interiors and costumes are quite admirable as is the attention to detail.
There are a couple of faults with the production. The sets were crowded and too slum like - could have been prettier. How about some pretty tulip fields? Some scenes were too chaotic and there was too much running around. The tulip market bubble was too frenzied to be clear.
Quite an impressive cast list but there are some casting faults and successes. Holliday Grainger is for once suited to the role - her plump cheeks really make her right for the role of Dutch maid. Alicia Vikander on the other hand seemed too dark complexioned and thin to be a Dutch woman from that time. Not suited for the role. Dane DeHaan is too sickly and weak looking to inspire such a passion. Why he was cast as a romantic lead baffles. Christoph Waltz is even more masculine looking than him.
Worth a watch for the good story.
There are a couple of faults with the production. The sets were crowded and too slum like - could have been prettier. How about some pretty tulip fields? Some scenes were too chaotic and there was too much running around. The tulip market bubble was too frenzied to be clear.
Quite an impressive cast list but there are some casting faults and successes. Holliday Grainger is for once suited to the role - her plump cheeks really make her right for the role of Dutch maid. Alicia Vikander on the other hand seemed too dark complexioned and thin to be a Dutch woman from that time. Not suited for the role. Dane DeHaan is too sickly and weak looking to inspire such a passion. Why he was cast as a romantic lead baffles. Christoph Waltz is even more masculine looking than him.
Worth a watch for the good story.