Entertaiining with a twist

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2011)

I really liked it. So many people want to criticize this movie and overanalyze things, feel slighted that their country is misrepresented, or that the movie is just not realistic. Folks, it's a movie. I didn't watch it to learn about the history of Russian-American relations. I watched and enjoyed it because it's engaging, entertaining, smart and enjoyable. I came away from this with unexpected, crafty surprises that left me guessing the whole time. It's good, and not just because of the action. It's well written IMO -like any good mystery.
That said, is it realistic? Of course not, and you have to set aside your realism for a while and just enjoy the show. I rolled my eyes several times, but so what? I still liked it. You know what else - it's categorized as an action/crime/mystery, but I think because of the lack of realism, it should also be billed as a fantasy movie.
I'm a Bourne fan, and I liked this too. Have you ever seen Equilibrium with Christian Bale? It's fantastic, but oh so totally unrealistic, but still have a 7.7 rating (currently). The fight scenes in that movie are unbelievable, literally, but still entertaining because I had not seen anything quite like it before. It's still very enjoyable with some great scenes - just like this movie.