It's not often moviegoers get to see such contrasting views of Siberian Russia - endless forest, dingy rooms, ATM machines and crappy helicopters - but they
bring a level of reality to this film. The director is clearly strong on action and weak on working with actors (the American bit players are truly dreadful) but some of the performances by the Russian actors are quite good and Tatyana
Meshcherkina is both beautiful and talented. Kudos to the writers for letting some scenes play in Russian with English subtitles instead of the usual heavy accented stereotypes, (of which there are a few in this film). This is a great story that could have used a stronger directing hand but has a lot to recommend it in scenery and action.
bring a level of reality to this film. The director is clearly strong on action and weak on working with actors (the American bit players are truly dreadful) but some of the performances by the Russian actors are quite good and Tatyana
Meshcherkina is both beautiful and talented. Kudos to the writers for letting some scenes play in Russian with English subtitles instead of the usual heavy accented stereotypes, (of which there are a few in this film). This is a great story that could have used a stronger directing hand but has a lot to recommend it in scenery and action.