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9 out of 15 found this helpful. The title says it all: "The Kidnapping of Mr.

I got the sense there was too much dialogue. Inhaltsangabe: Amsterdam 1983: Die Diebesbande um Cor … 4 out of 7 found this helpful. Eventually, one of the largest ransoms ever was paid for his release. Bad reviews made me curious and tease me to watch. All the elements are here but some things are not working. I gave up on this movie about 10 minutes in, solely because of the frenetic cuts (eg 1 second of footage between cuts) added to extremely shaky hand-held camera and "everyone talking / yelling at once" action... The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual. Le titre est donc fortement explicite et ne trompe pas sur la marchandise. Mit Doch schon bald wird den Kidnappern das Lösegeld tatsächlich ausgehändigt und sie scheinen am Ziel ihrer Träume. It is competently made but also rather ordinary. Also, they made a movie about it. The story is thrilling at the moments it should be.

30 out of 40 found this helpful. As my family is partly Dutch I do have some knowledge about the kidnapping. The film is well made, well photographed, well scored with an excellent musical selection and arrangement, and very well acted by a fine cast of young actors.

z. Was this review helpful? You didn't get to see what happened from the investigating point of view so the police kept on popping up out of the blue, without much explanation. "Kidnapping Freddie Heineken" is just as its title tells us. It all seemed a little too high contrast indoors, and not enough contrast for the night scenes. Was this review helpful? A group of friends and builders are down on their luck and are refused a bank loan.

Anthony Hopkins lends his name and histrionic talents to uplift an otherwise pedestrian real- life crime thriller KIDNAPPING MR. HEINEKEN. Back in the early 1980s, Freddy Heineken, one of the richest men in the Netherlands and the head of Heineken International, was kidnapped along with his driver. The ordeal has since uninspiringly been referred to as The Heineken Kidnapping, and it has kept people busy for years and years after.

Was this review helpful? 3 out of 4 found this helpful. It is about how a group of five down-and-out young men who pulled off the kidnapping of a noted beer magnate Freddy Heineken in 1983. Somewhat surprisingly, a man of Heineken's immense wealth is taken easily, and the first-time criminals have beginner's luck all around. Florian Ross Was this review helpful? I also thought the use of Sir Anthony Hopkins to be a redeeming stroke of genius. Apa, Britt Robertson, Nathan Parsons

Portraying Freddy Heineken, he's a wealthy guy, the CEO of Heineken International (the beer company natch), and a debonair soul taken hostage by five desperate criminals.

The screenplay and conversation are dry, primarily dabbling in curses and complaints for nearly the entire movie. Mit Life in prison for Dutch crime boss Holleeder, known from Heineken kidnapping Prison Amsterdam July 4, 2019 NNN Dutch crime boss Willem Holleeder was convicted by an Amsterdam court on Thursday for his involvement in five gangland killings, including of his …

All the elements are here but some things are not working. 69 out of 96 found this helpful. 3 out of 5 found this helpful. To be fair, it could have been better off for another time of the day I suppose. And the film stock used seemed to lack a little definition and could have been, well, less ordinary, more big screen. All characters were well built but struggling through a series of events that so less actions, so less thrill creating by so long the wait between two moments of 'ok, what's now'.

Of all the actors his sparse yet crucial use was a joy to behold, and lifted the entire movie. Schließlich überwiegt die Angst bei Heinekens Familie – sie zahlen! Die Verbrecher planen die Entführung von Alfred "Freddy" Heineken (Anthony Hopkins), dem Erben und Vorstandsvorsitzenden des Brauerei-Imperiums Heineken, der so gerne in der Öffentlichkeit steht. 5 out of 11 found this helpful. 2 out of 2 found this helpful. That's what I found frustrating about the movie, little things like the lead's uncombed hair.