GamerTab
That was an excellent one.
2hotFeature
one of my absolute favorites!
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
slimecity-38663
The intensity of this movie is really gripping - first it sets the scene really well in post WW2 Russia - then it evolves into a murder mystery story. It does both really well and its helped by an incredible cast including Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman & the awesome Joel Kinnaman playing a cretinous bad guy. This film is very involving and it does well to set out the "feel" of what Russia must have been like then.
dave-waller
It's like I really do want it I think that Tom hardy is a decent actor, but please someone tell him he doesn't need to put on a stupid accent in EVERY single film, overact and ruin it!
Apart from that, this could have been really good. But the pace, script, acting and , well, everything, was just so slow, dull and after an hour wasn't going anywhere so had to give up.
Humphreywashere
Beautifully and efficiently told story of a couple living in post war socialist Ukraine, trying to live normal lives when all lives are controlled by 'the state'. Daily life constrained by fear, lies, and the absolute power of authorities at various levels of seniority. Mixed into this is a back story of a serial child killer. What hope for justice in this environment where justice is whatever 'the authorities' want it to be? The real monsters are everywhere, have free reign and are unpunished whilst the innocents suffer repression. This fine film might chill the heart of anyone purporting to romanticise life under socialism.This tale is also a chilling glimpse of a dystopian future. Beautifully acted, this is not a slow plodding European arty movie. It is fast, efficiently told, and has avoided being sensationalist. The script is precise and the main character has the gravitas, integrity and virtue that a viewer can admire in a hero. I thought this movie was a thousand times better than the ridiculous Dunkirk supposedly depicting war and madness. And what can I say about the much undeservedly feted movie 'Mother' that attempts to depict a similar theme as this film with nonsensical storyline and gratuitous violence? I don't know why Child 44 is not admired more. It is a very fine film, and deserves accolades.
jrlento
Being a daughter of a historian, The movie factually depicts the interrogations & investigations led by the Soviet Secret Police. " There is no murder in paradise, per Stalin's reign", Tom Hardy's performance was overlooked by critics, as his lead role as Leo Demidov, takes the viewer on an emotional roller-coaster.
