Vet hard (2005)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Tim Oliehoek

Writers:

Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay)
Wijo Koek (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2005 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Bennie, a clumsy criminal who's touchy about his weight, teams up with his adoptive father's biological (serial killer) son...

Plot Keywords:

Fall From Window | Father Son Relationship | Explosion | Shower | Underwater

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jack Wouterse	...	Bennie
Kurt Rogiers	...	Koen Mast
Bracha van Doesburgh	...	Katja Wielaard
Jaak Van Assche	...	Johan Mast
Johnny de Mol	...	Peter
Cas Jansen	...	Martin
Peter Van den Begin	...	Vuk
Ton Kas	...	Milo
Bert André	...	Dr. Van Isacker
Cees Geel	...	Lars Meuleman
Chazia Mourali	...	Nurse Rita
Menno Stijntjes	...	Dr. John
Marjan Luif	...	Bank attendant
Estelle Gullit	...	Jeanette
Sanne Wallis de Vries	...	Jennifer

Also Known As:

Too Fat Too Furious (International: English title)
Volle gas (Belgium: Flemish title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Netherlands | Belgium | UK

Language:

Dutch | French | Arabic

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Company:

Fu Works

Trivia:

The two men hit by Bennies car when it crashes into a movie theater are Holland's best-known film critics, Jac. Goderie and René Mioch.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the police car hits the dog walking service car, the car's door is closed. In the next shot, where it is hit, the door is unhinged. This is not due to the impact; it's already opened before the car is hit.

Quotes:

[Katja knocks Bennie to the ground with her I.V. stand]
Katja Wielaard: You still had that one coming, you idiot! Nobody, and certainly no fatso with a hood, can tell me what to do! Fat bastard! Filthy, retarded...
[Bennie shoots Katja, she falls to the ground]
Bennie: I'm not fat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Grijpstra & de Gier: Uit naam der liefde (#2.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Something about you

fast, action packed entertainment!

Well, I read in some of the reviews here that the story is not really highly original and that is indeed true. However, it is not that strange, since this movie is a Dutch re-make from the Danish movie "Old Men in New Cars", something most viewers seem to have missed. Not having seen the original I can't compare the two and maybe that is for the better, because often a re-make loses it from the original, simply for that is not the original.

Vet Hard is a good debut from new Dutch director Tim Oliehoek. It doesn't have any pretensions, other then to just simply entertain and that it certainly does. Jack Wouterse is perfectly casted as Bennie, the main character and also the rest of the cast is adequate. The movie evolves around some nice action sequences and slapstick humor and all in all this makes for an entertaining experience. Not a top 250 of all time movie, but good enough for a nice and relaxed evening.