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Violence remains
Kenton 2022-04-19 09:01:35
For the director's name and the 8.0 rating on imdb, after watching it, I have to say that my disappointment is greater than my hope. I don't know if it's because of my poor understanding, the story is not complicated, but what the director wants to express is completely at a loss. If it's violence, save for a few throat cuts and that bathroom fight (probably the only one that impresses, and of course Viggo's full body tattoos), the rest is a bland narrative, no The ups and downs of the plot, the rhythm is also slow. The English-speaking Russian dialogue also makes people uncomfortable, and the translation is also a reason, which indirectly affects the understanding of the film.
Extended Reading
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Anna: My uncle has gone missing, since I told you about him translating the diary.
Nikolai Luzhin: Your uncle is fine, he is in Edinburgh, in a 5-Star Hotel. I was ordered to send him to Heaven with a bullet in his brain... instead I gave him a first class ticket to Scotland. He is old-school, he understands things... exile or death.
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Kirill: [about Nikolai] He is no driver, he is the undertaker.