'The Ardennes' Finally Available To The US; Critics Say It Is Utterly Predictable!

The movie "The Ardennes" is basically about reformation. It gives a little spark of hope that even criminals take it upon themselves to change for the better. The prison may be a considered means to reform, making them realize that it is better to be free which effect makes them stay away from other evil-doings.

With this plot, many moviegoers and critics alike have varying feedback and review on the movie. The feedback centered on many aspects and not just the plot and acting. A good number have great things to say about the movie while the remaining have negative ones to say.

Accordint to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie "The Ardennes" definitely have a balanced share of positive and negative review as represented by the 50 percent ranking. It also returned 57 percent of viewers saying that they liked the movie.

Not many movies for 2016 have registered the same way as "The Ardennes." It is either a movie is leaning towards the lower ranking or way up there as one of the best. This movie is resting safely in the middle, but that should not be good enough.

Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com and a top critic said that it is a well-crafted movie up to a point. But the end to which it is crafted is absolutely useless. A.O. Scott of New York Times and also a top critic has a different view. The movie The Ardennes unfolds with enough speed and wit to hold your attention.

Predictability has been one of the issues of the movie. As per Mark Jenkins of NPR and a top critic said that much of the action is grimly predictable and clearly derivative. Clayton Dillard of Slant Magazine is in agreement saying that its predictability lurches towards acts of extreme violence.

As added by IMDb, the movie stars Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, and Jan Bijvoet. They are also joined by Viviane de Muynck, Sam Louwyk, Peter Van den Begin, and many more.