Five Fingers on DVD (2006)

Nadya from Croydon [Highly rated reviewer] , 29/06/2007

I was quite impressed by this movie. It is about a Dutch guy who comes to Morocco to help out the chilren but then he gets kidnapped. However, what you see at first is not what is actually happening. The plot is very interesting and has a totally unexpected turn at the end. Totally recommend.

  33 out of 37 people found this review helpful

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Treadstone from London [Highly rated reviewer] , 04/09/2007

This movie is a very interesting story about a Dutch guy who heads off to Morocco in order to set up a food programme to help the impoverished and is kidnapped and tortured by what would appear to be terrorists; however all is not what it seems.

Upon receiving this film, I noted a couple of negative reviews, so I had my doubts. However my girlfriend and I found ourselves engrossed by the series of events that soon unfolded as the film progressed. Laurance Fishbourne puts on a performance that you will have grown to expect and enjoy from such a talented actor and Ryan Phillippe does a pretty convincing job of acting as the Dutch bloke, Martijn. I’m not sure if he is Dutch himself, if not, then he did a perfect Dutch impersonation. I digress, yes this movie can be a little slow moving but this is more a psychological journey, if you are after a face-paced action movie then you should possibly avoid. However if you can persevere and you enjoy this genre of film (i.e. action/ drama) then you will certainly enjoy this. I would recommend this to my friends any day. One word of warning, you may be left asking many questions at the end…but that’s the idea.

  12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

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paul forsyth from holywell n-wales [Highly rated reviewer] , 07/08/2007

a very clever thriller, every scene has a twist and turn which finally takes you to the unexpected ending.

I wasn't too sure before the start but it left me thinking about the plot for days after, well worth a look.

  6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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Graham from UK [Highly rated reviewer] , 02/12/2007

Five Fingers is quite a unique film, even more so as my wife and I ended the movie still unsure whether we like it or not! The idea is certainly a good one but I was not convinced at all by the execution. That said I must confess the primary twist, even though my wife spotted in well in advance, got us talking at least, and that from a movie is a good thing. Martijn (Ryan Phillipe) is a Dutch man travelling to Morocco who is kidnapped and tortured for information by a group of people led by Laurence Fishburne. The movie starts quickly jumping straight into the kidnap scenes and whilst this did bring the intrigue in immediately it also proved to distance us, the viewers, from the characters. At one point it seemed we were watching nothing more than 2 people talking in riddles for 2 hours, however thankfully the content does grow, as do the characters as the movie flashes back providing a little background. Sadly we both felt the set and ambience was not quite right and together with some average acting to say the least Five Fingers developed a budget feel to it. As the movie progresses a few twists emerge that were enjoyable and the ending although blunt did get us talking at least. The pace is slow in places and I would not purposely recommend this movie to buy or rent however if it’s on Sky or something then maybe give it a shot, the potential was there. Average, 5/10. 3 Stars.

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

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Treadstone from London [Highly rated reviewer] , 04/09/2007

This movie is a very interesting story about a Dutch guy who heads off to Morocco in order to set up a food programme to help the impoverished and is kidnapped and tortured by what would appear to be terrorists; however all is not what it seems.

Upon receiving this film, I noted a couple of negative reviews, so I had my doubts. However my girlfriend and I found ourselves engrossed by the series of events that soon unfolded as the film progressed. Laurance Fishbourne puts on a performance that you will have grown to expect and enjoy from such a talented actor and Ryan Phillippe does a pretty convincing job of acting as the Dutch bloke, Martijn. I’m not sure if he is Dutch himself, if not, then he did a perfect Dutch impersonation. I digress, yes this movie can be a little slow moving but this is more a psychological journey, if you are after a face-paced action movie then you should possibly avoid. However if you can persevere and you enjoy this genre of film (i.e. action/ drama) then you will certainly enjoy this. I would recommend this to my friends any day. One word of warning, you may be left asking many questions at the end…but that’s the idea.

  12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

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Dorsal from London , 13/12/2007

this film tackles terrorism from a different angle to titles gone before and deserves credit for the storyline although not for the script. Sadly it could have been great but is lacking in many areas - sound, set design, pace and thrills to name a few. still worth watching as it has enough to keep your interest and a well crafted twist

  1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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