SYNOPSICS
[Anti]killer (2002) is a Russian,Spanish movie. Egor Konchalovskiy has directed this movie. Yuriy Kutsenko,Mikhail Ulyanov,Sergey Shakurov,Aleksandr Baluev are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2002. [Anti]killer (2002) is considered one of the best Action,Crime movie in India and around the world.
Former criminal investigator, Major Korenev, nicknamed Fox is released from prison. He has been detained there as a result of planted incriminating evidence of unlawful investigation techniques. Setting accounts with Shaman - a big criminal boss, who ordered the evidence planted and also with his former colleagues was not a part of Korenev's agenda. As he returns to Moscow he finds a new world ruled by underworld bosses, criminal clans fighting each other and utter chaos on the desperately keeping appearances streets of Russian capital. Facing death of his friends, Major Korenev decides to re-install law and order using some unorthodox methods that are only relevant in 21st century Russia.
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[Anti]killer (2002) Reviews
Interesting
A decent movie about the Russian crime structures and gang wars to come in power and take control. It could have been better. What I didn't like was some poorly executed action sequences. Others were quite good though. The music during the fights wasn't very suitable IMO - lack of music would be better... What I like was the acting - over the top for some characters as it should have been as they obviously had some issues) and subtle for others ( considered their positions and need to be in control and carefully reconsider every move they make). The presence of Viktor Sukhorukov (Brat 1 and 2) and Aleksandr Baluyev (Oligarkh) was a pleasant surprise. Vyacheslav Razbegayev is also very good as Metis. I liked how the story was telling itself - no needless explanations offending the audience... I was quite confused myself the first half an hour but later everything came clear. It is a macho film, definitely, each one of the characters is pretty tough and wouldn't bend for anybody. By the way - a very strong beginning - it may be rose up my expectations a bit. Overall pretty good, could have been better though.
Movie disappoints with stylish cover...
I've been seeing this movie around the local DVD-stores and thought, what the heck... I'll try it. The cover and DVD-menu promises a slick and stylish crime-triller. What I saw in the actual movie was something completely different. Only plus was the Valhalla-gang that made me think a little on the tracks of Guy Ritchie. Rest of the movie just felt sloppy and I had trouble even knowing WHY they where shooting at each other... What's Lis' motivation? The major downside was the actual action... horribly mish-mach-cut and often at the point of unwatchable... never seen a action-flick where the action was the tiresome parts... I have no problem with foreign films, subs I consider as the only thing remotely workable... dubbing is a sin... but if this is the highpoint of Russian action, well... I'll skip it... My advice? don't spend more than the couple of bucks for renting it...
Real horrorshow!
What's not to like? A gritty crime movie with lashings of the old ultraviolence all round! I like the way the film makers portray the desperation of life on Moscow's streets, i.e the Granny that steals food from a corpse, the banker who has to hire maniacs to protect him from gangsters. It seems the Russians love their action movies too - but in many ways it's more like a Japanese anime film with it's convoluted intra-gang politics and cartoon violence. True, they could have done with more money - but what the hell, CGI looks crap anyway compared to real stunts. Another gripe is the way things would explode for no reason - like that visual gag in The Simpsons where even if a pram crashes it blows up. But these shouldn't bother anyone who really likes their gangster movies. Korolev is like the Man With No Name, he bludgeons his way through Moscow lowlife until the job is over. This film r0x0rs! (oh and apparently there is a PC game of it too)
Solid piece of russian surprise.
One comment to "nightingale": You saw 30min of a two hour movie and judge it as "script is terrible" ? I say, see the whole movie and your "comment will change"! I found this movie to be a real fresh piece of work. I found some similaritys with Dobermann but all and all, this feels very different from anything i've seen so far. And as far as terrible script goes i have to say that this is one of the few movies in the last 3-4 months that actually kept me interested throughout the movie. And the ending was one of the better in years. One thing that is very annoying though is that when i rented it today the cover said "1:a på biotoppen" (number one at the boxoffice (which almost maid me NOT rent it)) which is funny as the movie has only 86 votes here. That makes me wonder; WHAT boxoffice :) Summary: This is definitely a movie that i recommend you spend a few bucks on renting (that is if you looking for something different from the mainstream hollywood tv dinner). PS: Any speling errors can be blamed on the fact that im not english or american.
Nothing new
This type of criminal(or gang-star)films have been made from 1920s, at first,probably in America, then everywhere in the world. There are some classics(as "God Father"),excellent postmodern variations(as "Pulp fiction")and also good Russian films in this genre("Assa" and "Brother"). Egor Konchalovsky added nothing new to this genre because of inconsistency of style and lack of orientation in dramaturgy. As for style,plenty of video-effects simply make the film like serial of music clips with no serious contents, or some kind of parody of gangster films.If one wants to show drama,tell some story,then he must select only minimum needed effects which will not irritate viewers.The first half of the film is especially bad,the second half is better(less effects), but even this fact is only an another evidence of inconsistency. Then dramaturgy itself is inconsistent. I can't understand who represents what kind of world views or who has what kind of credo, and the meanings of all killing and shooting,including the revenge of Lis. Story is told, but it doesn't make me feel or think something. This same story could be told in another way, so that the viewers will begin to think something,to feel compassion for some character even they have little in common with him. Apparently director didn't care about it.