Aaron Eckhart goes Belgium.
7/10
Author: Lorenz Dekeyser from Belgium
23 September 2012

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Before I entered the theaters in Belgium, The Expatriate was an enigma. I couldn't find any reviews or critics about this movie. That's why I'm making a review myself now.

In The Expatriate Aaron Eckhart plays Ben Logan,a security specialist who works for Halgate a big corporation. He works for the Belgian part of the company, living with his daughter in Antwerp. Throughout the movie we learn that nothing is what it looks like.

The movie is mostly filmed in Belgium,in the big cities Brussels and Antwerp. To me, Belgium gives a very dark and slightly poor impression, aside from the international corporate buildings. That's not exactly true in real life, but it gives a certain feel to the film.

Aaron Eckhart is the lead actor, and gives a good performance. He really carries the film. Liana Libertaro was a pleasant surprise, you could really relate to her character. The biggest disappointment was Olga Kurylenko, she played a seemingly useless character with whom you feel no emotional connection.

The film is a low budget movie, which is an advantage, rather than a disadvantage. The movie feels very real, as if it could really happen. The story is not a typical Hollywood movie story, with a good pace and characters you can really relate to. You will be entertained when you go watch it.