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Kidnapping Freddy Heineken
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Alfredson
Screenplay byWilliam Brookfield
Produced byJudy Cairo
Howard Meltzer
Michael A. Simpson
StarringAnthony Hopkins
Sam Worthington
Jim Sturgess
Ryan Kwanten
CinematographyFredrik Bäckar
Edited byHåkan Karlsson
Music byClay Duncan
Lucas Vidal
Production
companies
European Film Company
Informant Europe SPRL
Umedia
Distributed byAlchemy
A Plus Films
Signature Entertainment
Release dates
  • 18 January 2015 (2015-01-18) (Netherlands)
  • 3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) (United Kingdom)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Netherlands
LanguageEnglish

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (U.S. title Kidnapping Mr. Heineken) is a 2015 British-Dutch crime drama film directed by Daniel Alfredson based on the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken. The screenplay, based on the 1987 book by Peter R. de Vries, was written by William Brookfield. The role of Freddy Heineken is played by Anthony Hopkins, with Sam Worthington as Willem Holleeder, Jim Sturgess as Cor van Hout, Ryan Kwanten as Jan Boellaard, Thomas Cocquerel as Martin Erkamps and Mark van Eeuwen as Frans Meijer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

The film takes place in 1983, primarily in Amsterdam and centers in a group of five Dutch friends: Willem Holleeder, Cor van Hout, Jan Boellard, Martin Erkamps and Frans Meijer. Looking for easy money, they decide to kidnap Heineken owner, the tycoon Freddy Heineken in order to achieve a very high ransom. Although successfully capturing Heineken and his driver Ab Doderer, the group eventually face difficulties due to their lack of experience in crime. They fail to negotiate with the police, and Cor has to deal with the responsibilities of taking care of his pregnant wife, Sonja. After Heineken is finally released by the police, Willem and Cor flee to Paris and Willem frequently tells Cor to not call Sonja because the calls could be traced by the police. Although initially reluctant, Cor gives in to his emotions, resulting in the two being arrested by the French police while leaving their apartment.

Cast

Production

Filming began in Belgium in October 2013.[7]

Reception

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken received generally unfavorable reviews from critics. The film holds a 33/100 score at Metacritic,[8] and a 20% score at Rotten Tomatoes.[9]

The Los Angeles Times commented: "Despite its true-events pedigree, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken is woefully captive to B-movie crime saga tropes."[10]

Variety: "About as appealing as day-old beer littered with cigarette butts, the abysmal caper drama Kidnapping Mr. Heineken is one of those international co-productions produced for all the right tax-credit reasons and none of the right artistic ones."[11]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter: "By the time the relatively brief but seemingly interminable proceedings reach their conclusion, viewers may feel like they've been held hostage themselves."[12] Conversely, Rex Reed of The New York Observer gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, and commented: "Anthony Hopkins plays the king of the hops, and he is excellent. So is the rest of the movie, a sober, no-frills account about the highest ransom ever collected up to that time—$10 million and counting."[13]

References

  1. ^ "Veel animo voor onaffe Heineken-film in Cannes" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Was Mastroianni maar een biermerk" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ^ Template:Nl Anthony Hopkins wordt Freddy Heineken, Telegraaf, 12 May 2013
  4. ^ Template:Nl Hopkins gaat Heineken spelen, NOS, 12 May 2013
  5. ^ Template:Nl Anthony Hopkins speelt Heineken in nieuwe film over ontvoering, Volkskrant, 13 May 2013
  6. ^ "Sir Anthony Hopkins set to film Heineken kidnap movie". BBC News. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. ^ http://variety.com/2013/film/news/jim-sturgess-sam-worthington-ryan-kwanten-joining-freddy-heineken-1200706440/
  8. ^ "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ^ Abele, Robert (5 March 2015). "Review: 'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken' brews up a B-movie crime tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Foundas, Scott (5 March 2015). "'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken' Review: An Abduction of Your Time and Money". Variety. Retrieved 27 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Scheck, Frank (4 March 2015). "'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Reed, Rex (4 March 2015). "Rex Reed Reviews 'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken'". The New York Observer. Retrieved 27 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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