"The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai, who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families.His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna, an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally uncovers potential evidence against the family. Now Nikolai must put into motion a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution."
Movie type: Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Script: Steven Knight
Starring: Naomi Watts (Anna), Viggo Mortensen (Nikolai), Vincent Cassel (Kirill)
Length: 100 min
Reviews:
” This is one of those rare movies when there’s plenty of male nudity as Mortensen literally lets it all hang out. (Hetero men will be glad to know that there are a few bare breasts here and there, although none belongs to Naomi Watts.” James Berardinelli
”The rest of the cast, albeit nowhere near as strong as Mortensen, are all very good supporting characters. Watts' character may have issues, but she breathes a certain life into the naïve character that I doubt many others could match. Much the same goes for Cassel and Mueller-Stahl, who bring just the right amount of intensity to their roles.” By Don Fishies
”The actors and the characters merge and form a reality above and apart from the story, and the result is a film that takes us beyond crime and London and the Russian mafia and into the mystifying realms of human nature.” By Roger Ebert
Source: imdb.com
11.03.2008