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Just watched this on Apple TV. Truly a dark, funny, satire. The cast was great, and the dialogue seemed to be work all the way through.

A very positive recommendation......


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I was going to see it but was too lazy... maybe on DVD.


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I was going to see it but a friend said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen.
 
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The trailer made it look semi-slapstick and hilarious. Alas, it was neither.
 
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Saw it in the theater. Very funny and very dark. My girlfriend even liked it and would see it again.

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How can you run and plot at the same time?
 
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I had read that most of the movie was based on actual events such as:

1. His guards KNEW he was dying but were terrified to respond in time
2. He lacked good docs because he'd had most of the decent ones killed or sent to the gulag
3. His son was a real fuckup and he managed to keep him out of trouble (mostly) by appointing him a General in the Soviet Air Force


 
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I had a great time - thought it was an enjoyable film.

It was dark, yes, but the period it covers was extremely dark. I think knowing a bit about that period in history the ironies and humor were very obvious to me, but most of the folks in the theater were laughing when I did, so the humor wasn't super-obscure.
 
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Just watched it last night. Thought it was good, not great but decent. They did a good job of showing the absurdity of living in a screwed-up Communist hellhole like the USSR.

Man, that Beria was one BAD dude.

I really thought that Jason Isaacs as Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov really kinda stole the show, though. If there ever was a Soviet version of General George Patton, I think it was this guy! Big Grin



 
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I found it mildly entertaining. Had they not been poking fun at the GDCs, I might have liked it less.
 
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I finally got around to watching this. I have not laughed out loud that much at a movie in years.

That stated, it is very dark, cynical, and ends on a really dark note, which seemed a bit out of place. If you know much about Stalin post-WWII and the politics and characters, that would help a lot. Not for everybody, such as my wife, but they nailed it from my perspective.
 
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At the beginning of the movie- the control booth scene. That was enough for me. I made it about 90 seconds into that, then turned it off.

Maybe in a few years
 
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Finally got around to watching it, someone had taken off my reminder list. Pretty entertaining and funny, this is what I'd imagine if the Monty Python crew was charged with a making a movie about a horrific world figure. Took a bit to get over everyone's British accent, however since everyone had it, it wasn't an issue. The absurdity of communism and its results, is laid bare in this movie.

Some good background and compare/contrast what was real. The fight between the two commentators at the radio station is pretty hilarious.
 
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I really enjoyed it.
While funny, it laid bare the depravity of the regime.


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I liked it. Thought it gave one an idea of the absurdity of the Communist regime.
 
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Watched it. Some funny stuff, so a thumbs up from me. I can however see how it might not appeal to everyone. My wife left the room after 5 minutes.



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Millions died laughing. Not.
No way could I watch it.


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I find Netflix now has "The Death of Stalin".
We very much enjoyed this, comparisons to a Monty Python look at that time in history are worth considering. Flippant, understated and over the top. And oh yeah, the brutality.




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A name I hadn't heard before this thread of Lavrenti Beria. Did some reading and he wasn't a nice person. Also looked like a psychopath. Here's a picture of him with Stalin's daughter:

 
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Beria is credited with the quote "Show me the man and I'll show you the crime".

Oh, and the Katyn massacre .




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