Charming and brutal

An Exercise In Nonsense

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

But my god, what a waste of time this movie is.It's never explained who Keanu really is, I guess we're supposed to come to the conclusion that he's a diamonds trader on the black market..Has some basic firearms training and knowledge, but apparently he is "not a spy"Falls in love? Or just lust? with this ugly russian female for no real reason... you'd think someone in his profession would be used to temptations.Can't track down the person who's supposedly holding his millions of dollars worth of diamonds, seemed like a good idea for him to hold them didn't it?he's apparently forced to stay and complete the diamond transaction, where his cocaine blow job experience was enough to build trust with a russian mob boss so much so, to not verify 50M+ worth of diamonds, but let's be honest, the movie would of basically ended there since they would of killed him on the spot, which honestly, would of been a better ending.Fights 6+ dudes who all have fully automatic weapons with a bolt action Mosin-Nagant was it? Instead of just leaving and finding an alternative way to fix his problem.Dies from a dude who was able to walk up point blank with a shotgun out of nowhere...I'm not sure why Keanu made this movie, because I love him usually, but this one was a major disappointment. Unless you enjoy boring movies which make no actual sense, I'd stay away...

Don't understand these brain dead ratings but I don't understand the world in general anymore when cheesy super hero movies get 9s 10s.Going by the old IMDb ratings from 10 years ago this is a solid 5.7 - 6. To have this in the 4s in the same category as Horrendous B movies is insane.There need not be a deep story to enjoy this movie. It's a slow burner with a very superficial story, but it's still very enjoyable. It's John Wick with less killing, if you want suspense it's definitely there.I enjoyed all the John Wick movies even though they weren't masterpiece but legit Solid 6s. If you enjoy those give this movie a try, the acting is very good. Ignore the horrendous ratings and enjoy a Russian nostalgic noir.

Don't watch it, you will be very disappointed. Even Keanu Reeves can save this poor, poor screenplay.

I really love Keanu and I was really excided for this movie.I had seen the trailers and it seem a really good thriller film with lots of suspence and with a catchy story.Unfortunately thet only action in the whole film lasted for 3 minutes.The other one hour and a half was filled with unessesary sex scenes (every five minutes there was a full sex scene involving Lucas (Keanu Reeves) and Katya (Ana Ularu)) and Keanu Reeves showing off how well he knows how to speak other languages.I found nothing interesting in this novie and I would definately not recommend it to someone else nor watch it again by myself.This movie (no matter how much I love Keanu and appreciate his work throghout the years) is a big no-no for me.