Ferry is to Undercover series, what Saul Goodman is to Breaking Bad. The soul. Enjoy it.

Prequel to the "Undercover" series, the movie stands alone without any problem. Main character Ferry is a Flemish guy affiliated to a criminal gang in Amsterdam headed by Brink. Ferry loves brink like a father and certainly more than Brink's real son, Martijn a good for nothing creep.

Enters a group of three thieves who dare robbing the gang and the plot is set on motion with Ferry going back to his native Flanders searching for the three men who injured Martijn.

The first man is sort of white trash and lives in a camping, a peculiar Flemish environment where some people buy cottages or trailers and live all year round. One of his neighbours is Danielle a lovely, albeit air-head creature who takes a shine to Ferry - and vice-versa.

Gangsters are not supposed to fall in love and the consequences of this budding romance will be dire. The plot works very well, with a bit of gore and violence, but nothing over the top.

This film is a prequel to Belgian/Dutch crime series 'Undercover'; it shows how season one antagonist went from being an enforcer for an Amsterdam crime boss to being involved in the ecstasy trade. Since this takes place before the series it is no necessary to have seen it first.

Ferry works as enforcer for a crime boss named Ralph Brink. One day a gang attacks the property where Brink's has his money stored. During the robbery Brink's son is shot and seriously wounded. Ferry promises to find those responsible and eliminate them. He identifies one of those involved and tracks him down. This leads to another name; a man staying at a campsite in Belgium; here he meets the woman who viewers of 'Undercover' know will become his wife. He also meets other familiar characters; some for the first time, others he knows well.

I found this to be a solid gangster film. Ferry was a great character in 'Undercover' so it is fun to see how he got to where he was in that series; in particular it was great seeing how he met Danielle and how his involvement with her ultimately introduces him to the possibilities of entering the ecstasy business. The story has the same feel as the series. For me that is a good thing, films that try to be bigger than the series they are based on tend to feel too different. The cast did a solid job; especially Frank Lammers and Elise Schaap as Ferry and Danielle. There is a decent amount of action, and, even though we know certain characters must survive because they are in the series, it is tense at times. There is also a modicum of humour. Overall a solid film; a must see for fans in 'Undercover' and highly recommended for fans of gangster movies.