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Nice effects though.

A Masterpiece!

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I can do no more but agree wholeheartedly with Jayday from Voorburg. Must paraphrase his comment because it may be hard to find (took me a while to refind it): "I cry at what my country has become, but I can also smile at the warm intentions of what it once aspired to be.". And I add. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident'. God bless the United States of America. But, first, he will damn well take the time to bless Holland. And it is not because I am from there. But because, given the choice, I would WANT to be from there, rather than from the only country in the world that really defends freedom - because, even now, Holland IS freedom. These are the Netherlands I WILL fight and die for. I hold these truths to be self-evident. Thank you, Simon. And thank you, Eddy Terstall.

This film reminded me strongly of Les Invasions Barbares by Denys Arcand (Canada, 2003), & it makes feel a bit suspicious: is it coincidence or did Terstall borrow thoroughly from Arcand? The similarities are plenty, down to the details.The two films basically tell the same story: the main character, with his outspoken & sympathetic personality, is suffering from a terrible decease & is preparing to say sayonara to the world. His friends, (ex-)lovers & family are gathered around his sick bed, living up to the day & hour of his final departure. For people who liked the film Simon, Les Invasions Barbares may be interesting, if only for comparison. It shows a different way, rather more subtle, of dealing with this material. I do believe Arcand provides better & funnier dialogues & the film leads up to a climax in a more balanced way. If emotional impact of a film is the most important criteria, Simon deserves high ratings: we see how a wonderful person has the courage to step out & we sympathise with him. In terms of the film as a whole & originality, it is currently overrated at 8.4.

Simon is real in every way. Living in the part of Amsterdam called the Jordaan where the last "real" Amsterdam people live. This movie is drenched in dutch culture, including the coffee shops. Simon is a soft drugs dealer and owns a coffee shop in Amsterdam. Simon tells the story about two friends, Simon and Camiel. Camiel is fascinated by Simon, he enjoys how Simons personality gets them in strange situations and places. After a holiday in Thailand their friendship ends due to a mistake Camiel made. Years later Camiel meets Simon again. Now things are very different, Simon has cancer. This movie is one of the most moving pictures I have ever seen. Partly because it captures dutch culture spot on, and it feels so real. The other reason is that the story is just great. Eddy Terstall wrote and directed the movie. And he knows his thing. Knowing what is important and what is trivial. This is clearly the best movie he made. The movie Rent-a-friend was clearly a step in the right direction. But with this one he has surpassed himself. If I should describe this movie in just one word: impressive.

This film based of relationships between friends, is as life can be. Being close to one another, something happens and there is a big gap growing. Due to coincidence the friend meet each other again. They become even more close, but no one is afraid of life anymore. They grew up in different ways. In between homosexuality, morals and in the end death(with some assistance)are very well woven into the plot, and explicit as well. Not guiding in opinion, but just showing the simple dilemma's of life. The film is tender, sometimes fast, well shot, and the main character is worth to be an Hollywood star.So Hollywood give this film a good chance in the closet environment of the States.