Review of Siberia (2018) by Muzz M — 16 Jul 2018

This movie called "Siberia" is a terrible betrayal of people trust as a viewers. It told everything about people who made it and nothing about Siberia. Hollywood lately thinks it can feed audience with anything and people gonna eat it with a spoon. I am from Siberia, born and raised. Language used in the movie is not Russian, resemblance, it makes characters look like a joke, it's painful to watch. Faces , mannerism, clothes are more Hollywood style. I felt awkwardness for all the characters in the movie. They looked very fake to me. Dialogues does not convey a real mentality of people. I don't know what nationalities people are in the movie. People who made it and played in it knows nothing about other people's countries.

Funny thing, location itself: Mirniy town, where the most of the movie takes place is not in Siberia. It's Republic of Yakutia. DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHY PLACE. Saint-Petersburg is European part. What it has to do with Siberia what so ever? Maybe the stereotypes of drunk, dirty people, that promoted in this movie. Of course, what else well paid movie producers know about Siberia, just that.

I didn't feel for any of the characters. Main character, played by Keanu Reaves is a coward and doesn't have a spirit, a girl in a movie tried to be portrayed as tough by movie creators but came off as silly and rude. Other characters, I din't know what are they talking about, they thought they speak Russian.

Scene where so called "mafia guy" wants to be a "blood brothers" in reality, simply means that both man cut their hand palms with a knife and shake their hands together, blood mixtures during the handshake, this is how you become blood brothers. Here was portrayed as pervert sexual act instead. From what dark imagination it come from???? Why it always need to be something pervert to bring people's attention. What does it say about scenarist and writers. They could've made a good story with inspiring characters.

It was good decoration and photo montage though. But it was spoiled when camera captured big faces saying stupid things in a close short.

I didn't continue to watch it. Russian people would not believe a bit and would find this movie just silly of course, it just, I feel for the viewers from other countries. People who made this movie, don't know nothing about this place. What is shows? their personal miserable stereotypes, nothing else. Siberia is big a place with great nature and kind people with a good sense of humour and mostly well educated. There are of course exception like in the rest of the world. They should have chosen a different name for this movie. I understand people want make money with fast production and want to bring attention with mysterious names. Guys, just don't follow for that. It is a low vibration movie that will give you bad emotions, if you are healthy person.