The Red Ghost is a Russian historical thriller about the Second World War. It is set in Siberia during a cold winter in the year 1941. The red ghost itself is a myth in the German army about a Russian soldier who kills fascists by the hundreds all by himself. A whole army of well trained soldiers is sent to kill him and destroy the myth as it terrifies the Germans.
What has caught my attention about the movie in the first place was an article emphasizing the similarities between The Red Ghost and movies written and directed by Quentin Tarantino mentioning good comedy and plot twists.
The intriguing beginning of the story combined with the alleged Tarantino's style of writing and directing made me want to watch the movie and believe in it despite it being made in Russia.
I'm a big fan of Tarantino and his writing/directing style, he always manages to find the middle ground between absurdity and realism which makes his movies hillarious.
The director of The Red Ghost, however, didn't manage to do so, the absurdity stands out too much along with the sketchy jokes. I mean those kind of 'Here's a story of how a random Russian soldier showed that he is smarter and overall better than a French and British soldier' jokes.
You know that things get bad when the protagonist and the antagonist, who are desperately trying to kill each other, start a sword fight using their rifles instead of trying to shoot each other (at war).
It seems like at some point the director just stopped caring at all, because in some dialogues of the German soldiers their phrases aren't translated right. So, a German soldier says something in German, then you hear the translation (the official translation in the movie) in Russian, and it is a completely different phrase. It is pretty irritating to hear if you understand German.
There were two things I liked about the movie, though: The final scene actually has some meaning in it (anyone can be a hero, greetings from the Dark Knight).
The poster, it looks pretty cool
I fell for a well advertised, but poorly written Russian movie for the last time.
For the last time, right?
I do not recommend watching this movie, 3/10 from me. ❌
What has caught my attention about the movie in the first place was an article emphasizing the similarities between The Red Ghost and movies written and directed by Quentin Tarantino mentioning good comedy and plot twists.
The intriguing beginning of the story combined with the alleged Tarantino's style of writing and directing made me want to watch the movie and believe in it despite it being made in Russia.
I'm a big fan of Tarantino and his writing/directing style, he always manages to find the middle ground between absurdity and realism which makes his movies hillarious.
The director of The Red Ghost, however, didn't manage to do so, the absurdity stands out too much along with the sketchy jokes. I mean those kind of 'Here's a story of how a random Russian soldier showed that he is smarter and overall better than a French and British soldier' jokes.
You know that things get bad when the protagonist and the antagonist, who are desperately trying to kill each other, start a sword fight using their rifles instead of trying to shoot each other (at war).
It seems like at some point the director just stopped caring at all, because in some dialogues of the German soldiers their phrases aren't translated right. So, a German soldier says something in German, then you hear the translation (the official translation in the movie) in Russian, and it is a completely different phrase. It is pretty irritating to hear if you understand German.
There were two things I liked about the movie, though: The final scene actually has some meaning in it (anyone can be a hero, greetings from the Dark Knight).
The poster, it looks pretty cool
I fell for a well advertised, but poorly written Russian movie for the last time.
For the last time, right?
I do not recommend watching this movie, 3/10 from me. ❌