Review of Eastern Promises (2007) by Chads. — 13 Oct 2007
"Eastern Promises" is more than a crime film, more than an exercise in genre filmmaking, because London has never looked this seedy, never this down-and-dirty. Although "Eastern Promises" missteps in the final act(Nikolai(Viggo Mortensen) should act morally because he wants to; not because he has to), the film largely works, thanks to the malevolent charisma of Vincent Cassel(as Kirill) and the usually congenial Armin Mueller-Stahl, beautifully playing against type as a congenial scumbucket.
The way Anna(Naomi Watts) is drawn into a subculture, formerly unbeknownst to her, reminded me of Lindsay Crouse's character in David Mamet's "House of Games". Too bad, "Eastern Promises" resorts to a conventional plot twist and turns into a Russian version of.
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This review of Eastern Promises (2007) was written by Chads. on 13 Oct 2007.
Eastern Promises has generally received very positive reviews.
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