Eastern Promises

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Shioka O This is descent and actually really good until the very end. Because it sounded to me unfinished. I'd naturally expect the final battle with the boss etc.. Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts and all delivered solid performance. The Cronenberg visual taste here and there, but overall, it's an exciting crime thriller. Jerzy Skolimowski played uncle role. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review John J A perfectly cast film with great performances all around. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review D H This easily gets a solid 4/5 from me. Is it a great movie? No, but very good, with an excellent turn by Viggo Mortensen and decent performances all-around. Definitely worth the watch. There's at least one early plot point that doesn't seem to add up, but it doesn't wholly detract from the entirety of the story. Because of the twist, it would have been great to include some backstory because, without it, you honestly wonder about the nature of the protagonist to have resigned himself to such a life. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/19/24 Full Review Ian W Never heard of this film. Must have slipped under the radar, I wonder why. Agree with Critics and Audience on this one. Underpinned by a great performance from Viggo Mortensen this is a brutal, graphic window into the murky world of the Russian underworld in London. It doesn't paint Russians (well apart from Viggo - and we only get to know that towards the end) in a good light. How prescient. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Igor S Great movie with solid performances and a good story. It's not your typical mob movie but there is decent intrigue and Viggo Mortensen's performance alone makes it worth watching. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Andrew Arthur M Beautifully atmospheric and sharply filmed with much graphic violence that really is unnecessary in my opinion. Unnecessary as in we don't need to see this killing in the flesh so to speak but a clever film maker would only need to suggest such deeds are being done. Now the UK Russian mafia storyline is interesting especially these days when there are plenty of multi millionaire Russian oligarchs and hoods operating in London. But for me the weak link and fundamental problem with this film is the poor quality acting and totally miscast character of Anna the maternity nurse. She is unconvincing and just seems to be phoning in a performance on a different film. So for some unexplained reason the baby ends up with Anna despite her not being the actual mother. The end of the film concludes with the two leads gazing into each others eyes by the River Thames eyes, with Anna clutching a swaddled bundle that is supposed to be the infant. What could of been a cracking Godfather type study of the Russian mafia families in London is ultimately wasted by Cronenburg conclusion is at odds with the Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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