Review of Eastern Promises (2007) by Michaelh — 03 May 2008
I think the critics got this movie about right. The movie started out in typical Cronenberg fashion with stilted dialogue and characters but then it seemed to coalesce for the most of the rest of the movie around the plot and the character that Viggo Mortensen plays.
Viggo does a great job of embodying this man, he seems like a guy who has been in a Russian prison and he overcomes his pretty boy looks to great effect. Naomi Watts is a little stereotyped as the nurse character and is not quite as believable though she is nice to look at and doesn't detract from the movie overall.
This is more conventional than the usual Cronenberg movie and I think that in this case this was a good thing.
This review of Eastern Promises (2007) was written by Michaelh on 03 May 2008.
Eastern Promises has generally received very positive reviews.
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