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Rico Verhoeven is a Dutch kickboxer, he is part of Glory Kickboxing events and has won a lot of matches, he is well known in my country The Netherlands. I have seen him once at a Glory event I went for the first time (and also last), back when I had no idea who he was. I know he is a fan of movies and wants to make it in Hollywood. I think his first big role (he had a small part in one of the Kickboxer sequels from 2010s) is not super bad but it suffers from terrible dialogue and non-sensical scenes like the bad guy Frank Grillo complaining to his chef about the mushroom stew. I see where they were going with this but scenes like this were done way better in other movies. The script is very amateurish, resulting in comedy when it was most likely not intended. The acting of Rico isn't super bad but it definitely needs work. One thing I didn't like was why the film was all in English when it takes place mostly in The Netherlands? I know they want it to be for international audience but guess what, audiences can also read subtitles when necessary. I think the movie would have improved a lot more if it was part Dutch and English. Another problem with the film is the duo cop, the woman and the guy, the chemistry is not there and I really think it was bad casting for the guy at least, the women I liked better. The male cop who is just terrible at his job and can't even fight still thinks he can fight an Asian martial arts expert and gets bruised and cut a lot is the dumbest scene in the film. The overall acting is well pretty wooden for almost everyone even Frank Grillo who I think is only there because of money and a nice trip to the Netherlands on studio expenses. As I mentioned before, the script is just bad so the actors have not much to work with dialogue wise. Feels like a teen wrote it or at least someone with very little experience either with movie scripts or action movies because a lot is cliché and copied from other movies but worse. And finally, the action. There isn't a lot of it and it should have been more. I do like the final fight but it could have been way more spectacular and the very last scene, the duel between Rico (with a knife) and Grillo (with a gun) at the famous Amsterdam square that is usually full of people but now completely empty (yes it is early morning but there still would be people) is laughable. I do want to say that the film is not badly made, I actually also liked the soundtrack of the film but it suffers from wooden acting most likely to not so good directing and just terrible dialogues. I do wish Rico Verhoeven a second chance with a better movie script and story and also a better character than the sad loner he plays in Black Lotus. I cannot recommend the film, maybe only for Rico fans and die hard action film buffs and for those curious about Rico Verhoeven's first big action film role (like I was), move along nothing special to see.

nah y'all just don't watch this movie, nah, nah nah, the accent of the actors is a major turn off plus it doesn't give this Hollywood feel more like it gives telenovela series, this is a low budget movie so just don't bother watching is all I can say, trailer looks great but again nahh.

It looked like a movie where little kids are trying to figure out what game they are going to play in the backyard. The movie is not organized and lacks a lot of flow. It normalizes bad things such as stripping, drinking alcohol and smoking. It does not make any sense at all. I T I S S W A S T E O F T I M E LIKE L I T E R A L L Y D O N T W A T C H I T I F Y O U W A N T T O N O T T O W A S T E Y O U R 1 TO 2 H O U R S IT WAS SO BORING, SO UNENTERTAINING AND IT WAS JUST WACK . I am pretty sure the director can do better than this. This movie was a flop. It was not even funny and it was just plain old junk.

On the surface Black Lotus seems like the type of movie Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jean-Claude van Damme would've starred in when they were in their prime. Unfortunately even by those standards this movie falls short. I knew this would be rough to sit through when we get an opening sequence that seems like it's trying to rip off Christopher Nolan's Tenet although it's no where near as good. You know those foreign action movies on Netflix that look really bad from every perspective except for the action and some flashy visuals? Black Lotus is essentially the same quality as one of those Netflix foreign action movies. Maybe slightly worse. The acting from everyone including Rico isn't good. (Although it was hard to tell if some actors were dubbed or not.) Frank Grillo is the only one here who actually felt like a professional. Speaking of Frank Grillo by this point I think he's above doing movies like this so I can only assume he had bills to pay or something. So bad writing, bad acting for the most part. Well at least Rico Verhoeven can sell you on being a badass action star right? Wrong. With better writing and a better director maybe. Also I thought Rona Lee Shimon who's the female lead here and best known for Netflix's Fauda came off more badass here than Rico did.

Simple, fun, good looking action film that showcases Amsterdam in a great way. Rico in his first film does a very solid job and is convincing enough to beat Sly or Arnold in their first films. Grillo plays a great villian although being in a small role. I enjoyed this a lot to be honest. The cast surrounding Rico is a strong selection of International actors that all bring something to the screen that makes it stand out in these standard action films. I wish there was some more action in the first half of the film as it tends to be a bit of a slow starter, but the final 25 minutes make up for this. Don't overthink this, it is a great 90 minutes of fun.

If you like action movies with Steven Seagal, you'll probably enjoy this one. If you're expecting a slick Jason Stathem production, you might be disappointed. Rico Verhoeve did a pretty good job at acting and the fight scenes were good. Of course, we know the man has moves! Rona-Lee Shim'on was pretty good, too. The little girl was cute. The story was predictable with little plot. What I didn't like the decision to have Dutch people talking English (even when talking with other Dutch people) some of those dialogues were cringe worthy. I really enjoyed the shots of Amsterdam and the familiar sights. I loved the references to Amsterdamed!