Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey, this Belgian comedy suffers from the fact that its mismatched lovers are so consistently unpleasant.
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Moscow, Belgium (2008)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:34
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.3/10
Theatrical Release:Dec 19, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: A fender bender sends a single mother and a much younger man on a collision course toward love in this comic drama. Set in Belgium's blue collar neighborhood of Moscow, the film's heroine, Matty,... [More]
Starring: Barbara Sarafian, Jurgen Delnaet, Johan Heldenbergh, Anemone Valcke
Director: Cristophe Van Rompaey
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Reviews for Moscow, Belgium
The movie just can't decide whether it likes romance or disdains it, whether it wants to be dark or bright.
04/23/09
Top CriticMasterfully blends romance and comedy in a refreshing, endearing, life-affirming and unHollywood way without feeling contrived, corny or convoluted.
01/30/09
Van Rompaey paints a warm and often witty picture of workaday life in modern (Flemish-speaking) Belgium.
10/18/08
Crossover hits from Flanders are rare and Flemish working-class romantic comedies even less so, but van Rompaey may have actually made both when he made Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium).
06/25/08
There's nothing special about the story in Moscow, Belgium. But the lead performance? Very special.
04/17/09
A romantic drama, interwoven with bright ribbons of humor.
04/16/09
This polished Belgian diamond of a comedy-drama, about a hot-tempered, foul-mouthed working-class wife and mother jolted out of a nasty rut by an unlikely but problematic younger lover, completely rocks.
12/29/08
Belgium has a reputation for dullness (In Bruges) and being invaded by Germans (the Schlieffen Plan), but this delightful film also proves that it’s a place where unlikely love can flourish.
12/17/08
Not many Belgian films are made, let alone seen in the U.S., so this fresh and quirky feature debut (which world-premiered in 2008 Cannes Fest), about an unusual romantic triangle, is more than welcome.
03/11/09
A feisty romantic comedy about a middle-aged woman who realizes that she has a few options still left whereby she can transform her life.
12/18/08
Moscow, Belgium is a romantic comedy with a different flavor. Although it follows many of the familiar patterns that characterize movies of this genre, it does enough things differently to allow it to step outside of the norm.
01/23/09
Top CriticAs Matty, Sarafian is a marvel as she changes from a gray moth to a girlish butterfly, and Delnaet is delightful as the slightly dangerous Johnny.
03/19/09
Director Christophe Van Rompaey has a script, of course, but much of what comes across so eloquently in this Flemish comedy of ill-manners is wordless.
05/29/09
Top CriticWith no shortage of wit and ample awareness of the human condition, Moscow, Belgium revolves around a complex female character, wonderfully limned by Barbara Sarafian.
12/22/08
Packed with plenty of drama, laughs and sentimental charm.
10/18/08
Moscow, Belgium feels not only like a movie from another culture but from another world.
04/09/09
My pick for best romantic comedy of the year--from any country.
01/03/09
Few films tackle the question of whether a man with a history of domestic violence can learn to love again -- and fewer still do it in a subtly comedic and charming way.
02/27/09
Nothing will ever be easy for any of these characters, and that is why we care about them so.
02/20/09
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