The Fourth Man

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This lacerating movie by the director of Robocop and Basic Instinct is a remarkable experience. Gay novelist Gerard Reve meets the bewitching blonde Christine only to have premonitions of death. In addition, he falls for her bisexual boyfriend. If her previous three husbands died mysteriously, could she be lining up here next one and could Gerard become that fourth man? Blackly comic in tone draped in gothic shades, this is Verhoeven at his most Hitchcockian, and is the last film he made before decamping to Hollywood.

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Review by Ezekiel Lee on 8th May 2006

There's something really intriguing about this Verhoeven film. Unlike "Hollow Man", "Robocop" or that old time favourite of his films, "Total Recall", the premise is somewhat cliched but the execution of the scenes are just so stylish it reminds one of "The Omen". So many thrillers fail miserably at pacing and editing, the essense of all good horror and thriller movies but "De Vierde Man" (original Dutch title) clears it masterfully.

The story follows a gay drunkard of a writer (Jeroen Krabbé) who meets a mysterious femme fatale (Renée Soutendijk) at his book convention. He's a bit mad, a bit disturbed and a bit uncalculated, always struggling to make sense of things and to respond properly to the advances of the woman while maintaining his cool. Mysterious events and surreal hallucinations start to take place and you begin to wonder what is real and what isn't.

There are solid performances throughout with the blonde lass being the true star. Some review site says that it is through her that Sharon's Stone's portrayal of a dangerous woman in "Basic Instinct" is based.

Without spoiling it for you, there are parts in this film which involve acts so blasphemous it beggars belief. I do not think any director has ever done it. Guaranteed to shock! Then there are some surreal sequences as well and these are quite creepy. The writer would dream of something bad happening and it's quite suspenseful waiting for the event to materialise and wondering how it would happen.

Enjoyable.

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Review by Barry Forshaw on 11th February 2003

Starring the excellent Jeroen Krabbé (Soldier of Orange, The Living Daylights) this lacerating movie by the director of Robocop and Basic Instinct is a remarkable experience. Gay novelist Gerard Reve meets the bewitching blonde Christine only to have premonitions of death. In addition, he falls for her bisexual boyfriend. If her previous three husbands died mysteriously, could she be lining up here next one and could Gerard become that fourth man? Blackly comic in tone draped in gothic shades, this is Verhoeven at his most Hitchcockian, and is the last film he made before his Hollywood debut, Robocop.

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Review by anonymous on

The three men in Christine's life share one thing in common...they are all dead. Now Christine has a new boyfriend, and he's in for a big surprise. Verhoeven's blackly comic horror-thriller was his final Dutch language film.

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