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Beau Séjour (2016)
Quite Good Flemish Series Diminished by American Dubbing
I was very excited to learn that their was a new murder mystery series currently being shown on Netflix made in Belgium in the Flemish language. Turns out someone had the ingenious idea to poorly dub this series giving the Flemish actors strong American accents that don't seem to match up with the characters therefore, not allowing the true feel of this series to show itself. You really have to wonder about this logic.Could it have something to do with the dumbing down of America we are experiencing currently in our nation? Do the Netflix executives not feel this series could hold its own in the original native language it was intended for with subtitles? The original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo surely did. Why not this one? The plot is quite good although not new but, it hasn't been done for awhile. This one has unique twists and turns that hold your interest. I believe it is really worth a watch. What a shame though it is not currently on Netflix au naturel. In all fairness to the actors who worked hard on this series, maybe the executive at Netflix that made this decision reminiscent of the 60s & 70s when foreign films were terribly dubbed should consider a less job.