Ritueel (2022)

Ritueel (2022). 2h

“Not sure how they adapted this Mo Hayder story – taking place in Bristol – into a typical Belgian one concerning our awful colonial history. But, no bad job was done here. It sure is a solid adaptation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDonu0026#39;t get me wrong, itu0026#39;s an interesting background theme and none of it should remain taboo in any way, itu0026#39;s just that it somewhat carried away the possible suspense within the police investigation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn Hans Herbotsu0026#39; previous Mo Hayder adaptation, u0026#39;De Behandelingu0026#39;, at least there were more midway points where there was a direct or genuine threat. This was much more case solving, supplemented with a subplot. Both fell short in real suspense, to me personally.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSecond, the ending was quite anti-climactic. Towards the final third, things started to unravel with only a minor plot twist, but despite a charasmatic and potentially terrifying villain it all died out quite unsatisfying.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, surely worth a watch. Not sure about a second one though.”