Russian Doll

R

Released Jun 15, 2001

1 hr. 30 min.

Romance

Comedy

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48%

25 Reviews

Tomatometer

47%

100+ Ratings

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A private detective (Hugo Weaving) in Australia agrees to marry his best friend's (David Wenham) mistress (Natalia Novikova) to keep her from being deported.

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liviu s

The series develop very well to a philosophical statement, however it is slow.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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kevin w

For many of us Yanks there's little experience with the world of film from the land down under (unless a film breaks the ranks and becomes a international sensation), and that's why you mightn't've seen Hugo Weaving act like a regular guy in this Australian offering. He plays a wannabe writer who's unlucky in love until his best friend asks that he house his new girlfriend for a minute. Guess what happens next? In the meantime there's the gratuitous use of popular songs played over the usual montage of shots of the mismatched couple falling for each other that so overdone its overdone already. The twist here is that she's a Russian, and so the couple visit Russian restaurants and we get to see Weaving experience that, or they go to a Russian nightclub and try Russian dancing ... you get the picture. Natalia Novikova does the foreign "other" pretty well and Weaving plays "not a bad guy for a change". Its not as offensive as I described. I think.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Russian Doll is cute movie about a Australian man who is having an affair with a Russian women whos visa is going to end so he asks his best friend to marry her so she would be able to stay. At first Ethan and Katia hate each other, but as time goes on they start to fall for each other which means trouble for Harvey. Hugo Weaving and David Wenham lacked their usual charisma and depth of character, which was the biggest dissapiontment because I've enjoyed their previous performances.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Stravos Kazantzidis

Director

Hugo Weaving

Harvey

Natalia Novikova

Katia

David Wenham

Ethan

Rebecca Frith

Miriam

Sacha Horler

Liza

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Cary Darling

Miami Herald

A breezy pleasure.

Sep 7, 2001

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Malcolm Ritter

Associated Press

A talky, plodding romantic comedy in which the viewer is just waiting for the obvious plot twist to happen. And when it does, it's too unconvincing to feel satisfying.

Aug 8, 2001

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Quickly becomes silly and tedious.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 3, 2001

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Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Michael H. Price

Fort Worth Business Press

Rated: 2/5

Dec 22, 2004

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

There's a charm in these romantic developments that overcomes all its staleness.

Rated: C+

Jan 3, 2003

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Synopsis

A private detective (Hugo Weaving) in Australia agrees to marry his best friend's (David Wenham) mistress (Natalia Novikova) to keep her from being deported.

Director: Stravos Kazantzidis
Executive Producer: Bruno Charlesworth
Screenwriter: Stravos Kazantzidis, Allanah Zitserman
Distributor: Lot 47 Films
Production Co: Screen Artists
Rating: R (Language|Some Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2001, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $127.1K