The Fourth Man
Dir: Paul
Verhoeven
Star: Jeroen Krabbe, Renee Soutendijk
[4] This predates, is completely different to, and is even better than his other works, Robocop and Flesh & Blood, which is saying a lot since they were by no means bad. A bisexual writer (Krabbe), obsessed with death, shacks up with a beautician (Soutendijk) so he can seduce her boyfriend. He has visions and premonitions of death before he discovers she has already buried three husbands. Will it be him or her boyfriend who gets to play the title role?
Disturbing use of religious imagery, 'real' hallucinations and brilliant camerawork combine with believable, frightening performances (especially from Soutendijk as the Black Widow) to make this one a real find, though not one the whole family
can enjoy, shall we say! Whether it has the required staying power to last repeat viewings is unknown - until then, let's make it the first film to get...
10/10
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