Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

The Worst Film Ever

Blistering performances.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

How can you review one of your personal favorites and still give a neutral view? Then again movie reviews are seldom a neutral piece of literature. That aside i have to acknowledge that 'Turks Fruit/Turkish Delight' is a masterpiece of Dutch cinema and one of the greatest movies by Hollands most notorious directors Paul Verhoeven. Why? Because it's a well balanced mix of Verhoeven's typical filmy realism as a pure cinematic device with a love story. The power of this movie lies in this realism, it's Paul Verhoeven throwing sh*t in your face, not afraid of any subject, it's if there is no taboo in Verhoeven's head. This was probably the reason why Turks Fruit was such a success at it's time. Turks fruit is a roller coaster movie about two people that live by the opportunistic way that characterizes Verhoeven's films and there characters. They are free, don't care about the rules and are one of my all time favorite couples on screen. To conclude: I'm still amazed at who unknown this film actually is compared to it's genius. So, one big advice, see it now, and if it's good tell everyone you know.

Regarded as the most successful Dutch film, "Turks Fruit" (Turkish Delight) is a melodramatic romantic-tragedy directed by Paul Verhoeven.Verhoeven is renowned for his frank and extreme depictions of sex and violence, and "Turks Fruit" is no different. Violence, feces, vomit and many other scenes that western audiences are sure to find challenging, are on frequent display, presented by Verhoeven in a very matter-of-fact style.But it never feels exploitative. If anything, it's funny to see Verhoeven sticking his camera wherever he pleases. His framing here is also different to his other films, the director adopting a highly free-form style of shooting, lots of hand-held camera work, no storyboarding, little rehearsal and a preference for early takes, all in an attempt to captures raw and spontaneous natural performances.The film's plot is really insignificant. It's the tale of an artist (Rutger Hauer) who has trouble dealing with his wife's (Monique van de Ven) selfish mother. This friction leads to an intense courting and marital relationship. Eventually husband and wife grow apart, only to be brought back together by the realisation that Monique has cancer. When his wife dies, Rutger Hauer walks sadly off into the sunset. It's an R rated take on Arthur Hiller's "Love Story".It's a trite story, but Verhoeven inserts some simple visual metaphors to elevate things. Artwork is compared to the passion of romance, whilst decay and maggots crop up again and again to highlight the cancerous way the couple's relationship gradually collapses. The film is constantly switching between two aesthetics: a colourful, pleasing palette (good times) and a really nasty griminess (bad times). 7.9/10- Worth watching once for its style, bombastic pace, catchy musical score, and some beautiful Dutch women. Rutger Hauer comes across as a sex starved brute, until the final act in which Verhoeven lingers on his sculptors and artwork, all of which feature pregnant women and babies. Poor Rutger only wanted a family.

Turkish delight is a book by the Dutch true artist Jan Wolkers: a painter, a sculptor, a writer. Symbol of sexual liberation in the 60's and 70's with a series of books about his youth, freeing himself of protestant chains and the general revolt against the bourgeoisie, Wolkers made himself big. But he became larger than life with his contribution to Dutch culture and the understanding of the Dutch mind. The movie itself is a delight with scenes shot in Amsterdam and the greater Amsterdam area: all that is fashionable passes by, not just sexual freedom and the confrontation with society. And the beauty of both Rutger Hauer and Monique van der Ven, is a well deserved extra.

This is a very intense movie about love, hate, life and death with a lot of symbolism and realism at the same time. The plot is located in the early 70ies in Amsterdam and features Monique van de Ven and Rutger Hauer who give a really great performance. The supporting actors are also very well chosen and there are no lengthy parts in the story that can make you laugh and cry at the same time.There are few movies that are able to create an atmosphere that intense. But be warned - this movie polarizes - either you love it or you hate it.I'll rate it a 9 out of 10.