Artyom Tkachenko, Chulpan Khamatova, Leonid Gromov

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Unrated, 108 min.

Directed by: Filipp Yankovsky

Release Date: October 12, 2006

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  • February 29, 2008
    A strange, bleak Russian film with an interesting concept. What if an otherwise normal boy grew up with the ability to grow a blade from his hand that could cut through almost anything?

    Sounds like the setting for a super-hero action movie, but it isn't. The movie treats it in...( read more) a more true to life fashion- the boy has no understanding of how to control this power at first, and kills several people when reacting in self-defense. Alienated and alone, he tends to use violence as a means to an end as an adult as well.

    The anti-hero becomes involved with a woman who likes him even after discovering his secret. Shortly thereafter the couple is forced to run from both the police and some gangsters.

    This is not an action movie; there aren't a lot of fights, although some of what is shown is fairly brutal. There isn't even a lot of dialog.

    Slow-paced, moody, and with some very nice cinematography. I also liked the score. I can only imagine this movie appealing to a certain crowd; art-house fans who also like violence, maybe. Check it out if you're in the mood for something different.
  • September 17, 2007
    This movie had so much potential to be good, but it falls short in so many places. This was not what I was expecting when watching this.

    The concept of the story as a whole is interesting, but it is the telling of the story that really degrades this movie. The beginning of th

    ...( read more)is film starts out with a bang sparking your curiosity as to what has taken place and why. Well, after the first 5-10 minutes the story really falls apart and becomes quite boring. This movie moves really slow and it drags a lot, especially in the middle when you get a little too many sex scenes. Not only does the story move too slowly, but it leaves a bunch of unanswered questions, including the biggest one of them all. You will know what I mean if you decide to watch this. The only thing that saves this from becoming a disaster is the cinematography, which is done pretty well at times.

    The acting is par at best. The storytelling probably accounts for the lack of emotion from the characters. The only thing to really note here is that Katya (Chulpan Khamatova) is cute. She, along with the earlier mentioned cinematography are a few of the only positives regarding this film. Another thing about the characters is that many of them are undeveloped and unexplained so you don't really get a chance to see who they really are. At the same time, there are a few times when characters would just disappear and not show up again in the movie.

    Those of you that are expecting some good action out of this, you are mistaken. There is almost no action in here what so ever. There were many times where the movie makes it seem like a fight will break out, but 1 of 3 three things happens. Nothing ever happens, the fight ends as quickly as it started, or the movie cuts away to something else then cuts back when it is done.

    This is another one of those movies where the title and cover are pretty much the only worthwhile things to look at. Do yourselves a favor and watch something else.

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