Really goes begging for a Kubrick or a Scorsese

Rating: 6/10 (10 March 2005)

Bob Hoskins steps into the scene and calls himself Nikita Khrushchev . ' Surely he is not "The" Nikita Khrushchev '. Well , the casting direction left me with such a feeling . A man instrumental in deciding the outcome of such an important event in history should unquestionably command more class . The direction fails on multiple instances to irrevocably involve you in the movie . Further more , the English accent that they have used just lures you farther away from the characters . The wonderful plot chosen really goes a begging . Although classified under the "War" genre , don't expect a Szpilman or a Schindler . The movie completely lacks the power to inspire . But the nitty-gritty cat and mouse duel does leave you at the edge of your seat at times .
There's love , there's suffering and there's Vassili . What's missing is some Vodka , Caviar and Emotion ! Blood and gore portrayed in this movie just make a vain effort to jut out an emotional bullet aimed at depicting the realities of war . However , this concoction does produce fine performances out of Vassili err.......Jude Law( He was that good ) , Ed Harris and Rachel Wiesz . Watch the movie and do take the turn of events with a pinch of salt . All in all , the movie is just an entertainer . Period .