Review of Moscow, Belgium (2008) by Walter M — 28 Dec 2008

[font=Century Gothic]In "Moscow, Belgium," Matty(Barbara Sarafian), a 41-year old postal worker, is going through a rough patch lately. Her husband Werner's(Johan Heldenbergh) midlife crisis is manifesting by him shacking up with Gail, a 22-year old former student, leaving her to take care of her three teenaged kids on her own. Peter(Julian Borsani) is off in a world of his own, dreaming of becoming an airplane pilot. Fien(Sofia Ferri) is training to become a fortune teller. And the eldest, Vera(Anemone Valcke), is nowhere to be seen. So, it is little surprise that the best thing that has happened to Matty in the last five and a half months is to back her car into a truck at the local supermarket, for no other reason then its driver Johnny(Jurgen Delnaet) being a charming, handsome and younger man. Granted, he is on a first name basis with the local police...[/font].

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[font=Century Gothic]"Moscow, Belgium" is a likable, if predictable, romantic drama with an overdone mustard analogy. The central point is that we all deserve a little happiness in our lives. That having been said, events move too quickly in the movie and Johnny is introduced to Matty's family much sooner than is probably responsible. While Matty is in the right compared to her husband, her decision does not necessarily have to come down to two choices. Maybe Vera has the right idea?[/font].