Very good story with nice execution

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2015)

Greetings from Lithuania.
"Child 44" (2015) is well made drama / thriller / mystery story. The story itself is very well and intriguing, and kinda fresh in my opinion. There is a saying that good movies about Russia can create only Russians, but "Child 44" is nice exception.
Acting was good by all involved, cinematography is OK but nothing special and direction was nice. Set design was great. At running time 2 h 6 min this movie drags a bit here and there but i was involved into story from start till finish. I liked the very realistic approach to Stalin era Soviet Union.
Overall, "Child 44" has big story, which sometimes felt like to big for one movie. It good drama thriller set in fresh surrounding. It won't win any Oscars, but it's a definitely nice movie.