Russians sure do know how to make a boring movie, no matter how interesting the story is.

Rating: 6/10 (7 August 2013)

Russians sure do know how to make a boring movie, no matter how interesting the story is.
"Come and See" is an intense true story about a kind and quiet Russian boy who looks for a gun, which could be his ticket to join the Soviet Army. Little does he know the horrors that will come once he does join the army.
It started out pretty good, but it soon got to a point where it all felt messy and nauseating, kind of like the feeling I get when watching an overly artsy Nicolas Roeg film. My only problem with it was that I might've not been in the right mood to enjoy a film like this, but I can't disagree with others calling it a masterpiece. Apart from that, some parts were very uncinematic and the editing was horrible.
The best part of the film has got to be the natural cinematography, without it there probably wouldn't be much to talk about. I loved the point of view shots, they made me feel really uncomfortable. Some dialogue was pretty good and there were some scenes that were extremely tense, too bad they were followed by other scenes of boredom and nonsense.
I've got to also point out how I loved the way the movie established so many characters in no time by doing simple things like taking a picture and seeing their reactions as they walked towards the group and how they posed was enough to tell me who these guys were. Once again, I have to say the camera work was brilliant, it reminded me of the similar work in "Children of Men" and "There Will Be Blood".
Towards the end I kept thinking this would make a great double bill to watch before "Inglourious Basterds", for that way you wouldn't look away when the "Bear Jew" beats the Nazi who doesn't give Aldo Raine the information he asks him for. There's a sense of realism the movie brings that makes it so discomforting to the viewer, even the bullets used in the movie were real and they even killed a cow. I'm not saying it's just an okay movie, its actually a great movie, but it's not a movie I'd like to see ever again as it left me feeling real bad and might've just ruined my day.
I'd recommend it to anyone who liked "Apocalypse Now", "Full Metal Jacket", "The Thin Red Line", "Au Revoir Les Enfants", "The Pianist", and/or "Requiem for a Dream".