Man zkt vrouw (2007)

Director:

Miel Van Hoogenbemt

Writers:

Pierre De Clercq (writer)
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem (writer)

Release Date:

8 August 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Hotel Room | Internet Dating | Restaurant | Road Trip | Opera

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jan Decleir	...	Leopold
Wim Opbrouck	...	Julien
Maria Popistasu	...	Alina
Manuela Servais	...	Anne-Marie
Bert Haelvoet	...	Maarten
Tom Van Bauwel	...	Bastijns
Brigitte De Man	...	Francine
Leny Breederveld	...	Ada
Nadine Vanvossen	...	Sophia
Mia Van Roy	...	Therese
Rita Lommée	...	Monique
Camilia Blereau	...	Colette
Gert Portael	...	Simone
Mieke Bouve	...	Ingrid
Suzanne Saerens	...	Silvia

Also Known As:

A Perfect Match (International: English title)
Pas sérieux, s'abstenir (Belgium: French title)

Runtime:

Belgium:107 min

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Company:

A Private View

For a start, I wouldn't call it a comedy

It is a good film, but I was expecting far better: after reading people's comments and also being fan of Jan Decleir who is indeed a very good actor. I wouldn't call this film a comedy at all, but that in itself is not a problem. The problem is that it is all very predictable and stereotypical: older lonely Westerner, desperate young Eastern European woman... blah-blah-blah, you name it. Yes, there were funny moments (mainly his meetings with other "potential brides"), but the whole picture is very bleak, just as the interior of the hero's house. Even Jan Decleir cannot rescue this film. You know in advance how it is going to end. You know exactly what the heroes are going to do next. Maria Popistasu is OK, but nothing extraordinary. And, most important, none of the heroes of this film deserves any compassion. In one word - boring.