Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Such a frustrating disappointment

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

If you want to waste 2 hours of your life while sitting with a long face like me, waiting for some glimmer of something interesting or meaningful to happen while digesting appalling script and senseless and disgusting violence porn, asking yourself "why the hell am I watching this?", then watch this film. This is everything cinema should not be. A tragic example of when Russian film makers imitate the worst of western movies and computer games. "The Beach" and "Moscow Zero" are close, but this is even worse, if that's possible. This film is not something either the actors or the director will remember proudly, and they are actually not bad judging by their other work. The feeling this film gives you is like you've drank too much, been throwing up and have this sick and stupid feeling. Yuk.

It's not the best of films, nor the worst of films: interesting premise, but highly Hollywood-derivative. Still, the taiga is a unique setting and it was amusing to see talented dramatic actors take on action hero roles (Mashkov more successfully than Mironov, methinks).From a woman's standpoint, the best part of the film is admiring Vladimir Mashkov's buff body, especially from the back. My, my---let's see more of it someday! I realized this film was going to be trash when I started watching it, but sometimes trash can be amusing. The violent scenes were a turnoff, but grudgingly necessary to the plot.Overall, a B film. If you have nothing better to do, it's not a total waste of nearly two hours. In my opinion, Mashkov and Mironov should stick to better roles which highlight their tremendous dramatic talents (IMO, The Idiot, a Russian TV mini-series starring both of them, ranks as one of the finest films I have seen, ever.)

A plot is rather simple and stupid - as a real blockbuster should be: Sixties of the past century: somewhere in Taiga near China border a Russian Underwater Laboratory in one of the lakes researching deadly chemical weapon of unbelievable power - several milligrams of the substance are able to destroy every living fiber species in the area of more than 100 square kilometers around. However this substance is deadly only when is released and reacting to air - that's why the laboratory is under water.Of course, an accident happens and one of the tubes with the "Better Life" (this is a pseudonym used for the deadly chemical) crashes. All the staff is dying immediately - they are simply decaying. Others are being shot to death by the guards preventing the personnel to reach out to surface of the lake.As seen from the movie - only one person escaped from underwater lab - Prokhor - a little boy of eight years old - one of the researcher's son.Then the plot turns in modern time. One of the famous Russian terrorists is planning a serious criminal transaction and preparing to it (selling something ).At the same time there are negotiations between China and Russian governments leading to soon happening event of spreading China territory over THE lake. This a thought provoking sequence for Russian secret services, so they are deciding to send a team of two people to neutralize the deadly laboratory and to blow it up so it couldn't get into China's hands.Two opposite parties are involved and... There goes! This is a really decent Russian blockbuster in the very meaning of it! A nice mixture of "Commando", "Rambo", "Hard Target" and a good portion of humor.Mashkov playing Colonel Kirill Mazur is brilliant as well as role of Evgeniy Mironov as a major disaster eccentric terrorist and in general "a rather lunatic bad guy".Of course, some inconsistencies cause movie to be quite "jumping" and generally unlevel - ending is too fantastic, I'd rather say sarcastic. Nearly during all the movie you pick up a number of Hollywood stamps, but made at good level, so you don't have a feeling that you've seen it before. I just enjoyed watching the movie and hope it be pleasant for you as well!

Well, Russians shot the movie Hollywood have a rest!!! The plot is simple and only the form for colorful adventure. Colonel Mazur, a charming brutal hero a la Bond, is ordered to explode secret laboratory in the deep Siberian forest. He was accompanied by a beautiful scientist girl. They executed the order,but trapped into the hands of native landlord Prohor,mad freak,cocaine's and a type of old Russian "barin". Mazur and his companion got into colorful 19 century style village. Soon they know they are part of great man-hunting Prohor's favorite game. Well, it must be seen!!! This movie is somewhere similar to a Bruce Willis action, like Die Hard or Fifth Element. The same energy, humor and non-stop action!!! Okhota is beautiful for its incredible atmosphere: action, comedy, social and national spirit. Mashkov is beautiful playing the role of cool ironic man and so Mironov in his comic and somewhere tragic role of Prohor. The director Andrey Cavun demonstrates a big talent not only in action but in a drama too. Respect!!!