Typical Hollywood bobble-heads.

Rating: 1/10 (4 June 2016)

While it has been many years since the varying interest (money men & tax experts, liberal ideologues, and the ever present legions of pure sycophants who's only wish is to "be" with whomever they have a crush on this week) all have an epiphany regarding a single "project," they never say movie when they know so many PC and other criteria mist be met before even the script is finished, upon which each investor (the money-bags for sure but also others who will invest time and talent to make everything work) must be satisfied that, on the surface, at least, you get a good (not likely) movie, which is the case here. However, there are numerous problems connected with the pure waste of film that Child 44 represents, as follows: A. The movie is a direct ripoff of Citizen X (1995) which was a loosely based story of Russia's first serial killer Andrei Chikatillled of over 50 who killed over 50 people in the old Soviet Union. B. The story was rearranged-written to pander to the current whitehouse attitude toward the Russian Confederacy so now it puts the evil government against other Russian police-type good-guys. C. The victims were gratuitously changed from mainly women to all boys so as to pander to yet one more of hollywoods numerous pressure groups D. And to add insult injury hired the current hot (sexy yet respectable) Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (to guarantee at least a few ticket sales) and topped off with the veteran (for those who care about acting) actor Gary Oldman in order to have a slid lead for the story to demonstrate requisite conflict that MUST be (even if it has to be manufactured) in all Hollywood productions. So what does everyone else know that the bobble-heads here do not--quite simple actually, i.e., the film was made to advertise a message (needlessly set in 1953 ultra dreary Russia when this dog could have been set at any time or place), i.e., us-good-Russia-bad, he socially correct message that no one has it as hard, no put intended, as gay's do these days. All in all I thought this dog was dreary and interminably over-long despite some good acting by Rapace and Oldman, to say nothing of the films heavy handed, group-think, approach to delivering messages pro-anything the current administration thinks we commoners need to learn (yeah, yeah we get it, Putin bad, liberal opinion good). So if you don't mind wasting time, money and a few brain cells in the process, see the film and form your own opinion... Or, stay home and feed your dog, Fido will appreciate it and you'll have done something productive too boot.