Film Reviews

Trilogy 2: An Amazing Couple

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• Starring: Bernard Mazzinghi
• Details: Belg / 97 mins / (No Cert).

The second in Belvaux's wildly ambitious trilogy of three separate films in different genres with the same characters, 'An Amazing Couple' is an enjoyable but somewhat throwaway romantic comedy.
Morel plays Alain Coste, a Woody Allen-esque neurotic who becomes convinced that he's about to have a heart attack. Although his doctor tells him that anxiety is causing his condition, Coste believes that his days are numbered and his death is imminent. Preoccupied by his morbid thoughts, Coste decides not to tell his wife (Ornella Muti), which only provokes her suspicions to the extent that she hires a private detective to shadow her husband's movements.
Far more whimsical and frothy than either one of the other two films in the trilogy, An Amazing Couple is probably the least impressive film in Belvaux's vision. Refusing to engage with any semblance of reality, the film patters along with its wild array of misunderstandings and brash characterisations. It all gets a little too silly for comfort, but if you're prepared to accept An Amazing Couple in the spirit intended, this is a reasonably engaging romp.

Review by Garreth Murphy