Ferry 2: A Gripping Return to the Underworld
Ferry 2 begins immediately after Ferry Bouman, the one-time drug baron, has lost his business and decided to retire from the criminal world. Yet, the life he tried to escape threatens to inoculate him from his newfound calm whenever the urge for one last performance leads him afloat again. Much about the psychological struggle of his character is as the man struggles to find who he is and what he wants or is willing to do. It maintains high fidelity realistic image quality and the overall feel of the game is somewhat gloomy, fitting the crime and drama genre. This build up of secret and disclosure pose up the tension.
Frank Lammers is superb in reprising his role as Ferry, tough but with his vulnerable moments. The cast does a great job, Aiko Beemsterboer and Tobias Kersloot, they create depth for their characters that is not in the script.
The level of movement work in conjunction with storytelling is impeccable by director Wannes Destoop. Because of his consistently thoughtful approach, Gondry keeps you on edge for the entire film.
The music also adds to the suspense of the film. It enhances those emotions without stepping into scenery domination, enriching the tone of the picture.
It conveys the grimy world of Ferry with dark tones and tense framing, placing the audience in the center of a somber and compelling story.
It recreates the criminal environment to be as close to reality as possible, from the grimy darkness of backrooms to the energetic of city lights.
Used sparingly but efficiently, it supplements the But this pace makes the character evolution solid and actually gives film shades, to where it becomes deep.
The dialogues are ordinary and interesting at the same time reflecting the real personality of the characters. Analysing interactions between characters and overall cinematographic work, one can spot aggressive bursts of dialogues that increase dramatic character of the movie;oS;sutainable tensions contribute to convey dramatic spirit of the crime drama.
At the same time, Ferry 2, as a crime drama, sometimes loses in predictability to other movies in the same genre known to the viewer. Whilst some subplots are rushed the main narrative continues to maintain its interest.
Ferry 2 is an interesting sequel that manages to develop on the events of the first film. This is because I find its theme of moral ambiguity very compelling and it presents an interesting and thought-provoking story that will be remembered.
