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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary On the day before his wedding, retired criminal Jos wakes up next to a murdered man with no recollection of what happened the night before. He soon discovers that a group of gangsters have pinned him as the lone suspect in the theft of 20 kilos of coke. He’s got to get it back in 24 hours, or the life of his bride will be in serious dan...

Directed By: Arne Toonen

Written By: Gerben Hellinga, Melle Runderkamp, Luuk Frank van Heerde, Bert Nijdam, Maarten Kuit, Arne Toonen

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Black Out

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary On the day before his wedding, retired criminal Jos wakes up next to a murdered man with no recollection of what happened the night before. He soon discovers that a group of gangsters have pinned him as the lone suspect in the theft of 20 kilos of coke. He’s got to get it back in 24 hours, or the life of his bride will be in serious dan...

Directed By: Arne Toonen

Written By: Gerben Hellinga, Melle Runderkamp, Luuk Frank van Heerde, Bert Nijdam, Maarten Kuit, Arne Toonen

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
37
14% Positive
1 Review
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
14% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
37
14% Positive
1 Review
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
14% Negative
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75
Feb 20, 2014
The only real problem with Black Out, which plays like a cross between “The Hangover” and “Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels”-era Guy Ritchie, is that it’s naggingly over-familiar.
By Bruce Ingram FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 20, 2014
Taking a credibility-straining premise and running with it, the Dutch director Arne Toonen gives Black Out way more energy than sense. Luckily, his antihero, Jos (Raymond Thiry), lacks neither.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 17, 2014
The film's various references to other stylistic touchstones, while thematically apt, rarely carry any sort of critical inquiry.
By Drew Hunt FULL REVIEW
42
Feb 20, 2014
Black Out ultimately limps to feature length, burying its intriguing leading man underneath endless mishaps and shenanigans.
By Gabe Toro FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 20, 2014
In terms of character and plot, not one element of the intended wild ride escapes self-consciousness or becomes the least bit involving.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 18, 2014
A self-aware, borderline self-reflexive action-comedy from the Netherlands, Arne Toonen's Black Out is derivative in a way that undermines its wry sense of self.
By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW
10
Feb 20, 2014
In the insufferable, secondhand tradition of countless other regrettable genre films, Black Out is so impressed by itself, it doesn’t even need an audience.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Hazazah Pictures, Orange Film, BNN TV, CoBo Fonds, Inspire Pictures, Nederlands Filmfonds
Release Date Feb 21, 2014
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.facebook.com/blackoutdefilm
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Awards

Nederlands Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Rembrandt Awards
• 2 Nominations
Austin Fantastic Fest
• 1 Nomination

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