Eastern Promises
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Casell and more
Plot outline: Anna, a midwife, stumbles upon evidence against the Russian maffia in London. She gets ensnared in the dealings of Semyon, the boss, Kirill, his son, and Nikolai, the driver/body disposer.
I remember reading some harsh criticism on Mortensen's performance in the papers, and I can't for the life of me understand why. Mortensen excels in his interpretation, and the subtle variations that his dual character requires; and me, being something of a language nerd, is amazed by the fact that almost half or more of his lines are in Russian, and the rest in broken English, all of which he delivers (in my non-Russian ears) perfectly. This from a man who is originally Danish. The plot has an unexpected twist, which I won't reveal now because I want you to see it for yourselves, that makes the already intriguing story tickle my imagination even more. This is a concept they could easily develop into at least two more films. I hope they don't, though; that leaves us viewers free to speculate about the destinies of these complex characters ourselves.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765443/
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Casell and more
Plot outline: Anna, a midwife, stumbles upon evidence against the Russian maffia in London. She gets ensnared in the dealings of Semyon, the boss, Kirill, his son, and Nikolai, the driver/body disposer.
I remember reading some harsh criticism on Mortensen's performance in the papers, and I can't for the life of me understand why. Mortensen excels in his interpretation, and the subtle variations that his dual character requires; and me, being something of a language nerd, is amazed by the fact that almost half or more of his lines are in Russian, and the rest in broken English, all of which he delivers (in my non-Russian ears) perfectly. This from a man who is originally Danish. The plot has an unexpected twist, which I won't reveal now because I want you to see it for yourselves, that makes the already intriguing story tickle my imagination even more. This is a concept they could easily develop into at least two more films. I hope they don't, though; that leaves us viewers free to speculate about the destinies of these complex characters ourselves.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765443/
Kommentarer
Postat av: Mikaela
Du är så hyperbra på att rekommendera/inte rekommendera filmer i mina ögon, så jag litar blint på ditt ord och ska banne mig se Eastern Promises! Tack för din blogg!
Postat av: K
Var på pressvisning av Ep i november nån gång, jag tyckte den var fantastiskt bra. Däremot är the devil knows before you're dead skitdålig, tur att jag inte betalade för att se den ^^
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