Laugh at the times of terror

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2018)

Let me begin, that this movie is absolutely farcical and absurd is the way of telling history. I completely understand it was based on 'Titan comics', but for people who lived their entire life in Eastern Europe, and whose family's had lose their love one and family members, during Communistic regime in 1922 - 1991, this work from Iannucci is 'Too much'. Because the way how movie shows NKVD(The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs) with its manager Lavrentiy Beriya and structure and methods of this organization, in some comical and ironical way, I am sorry but this not a case for jokes, you guys. The scenes with people executions and regular night arrests by NKVD doesn't looks like crime, it is more - permanent process on weekdays. Anyway, lets focus more on film itself.
At the ACT 1 and ACT 2 of the movie, director is trying to shows completely weakness of decision making process between characters, after 'mustache leader' gone. Someone's are playing in political poker trying to bring more positive and bright into people lives, after Stalin's years of terror. Someone trying to build a new country with new reforms and laws. Someone wish to leave all like it is and lives by the same rules as it was before. Someone is too weak in taking own decisions and they change, like a water takes the form based on environment. It sounds like everyone from team has some their individuality and strong sides, but when it comes time to vote or take single or group responsibility for some action - each one of them become little kid and afraid to say something. It this way, the next leader should be a person who does not afraid to take a step forward and unite everyone others with his\her ideas. And this is why at the end of ACT 2 we saw two main individuals who would fight against each other for taking golden Kremlin 'throne'. All of this takes place with a lot of humor and irony together with... IDK.. some warm colors, maybe. In ACT 3 we already don't see comedy. Everything become more brutal and cold. We become witnesses of how people takes real power and become leaders. Undercover negotiations. People tragedy that can be used like great change to remove your political opponent. The feeling of self powerless. Brutal unjudged process of execution. And old leader take the same fate as all his previous victims - by clause 'Enemy of USSR people'.
I must say the atmosphere of movie is amazing. Each of character actually playing important role in this project. Dialogs - they are hilarious! The way how personages change their entire idea of the line, in 2 second, just because situation around of him was changed - is truly amazing. Makeup and costumes are also great. Locations - ohh, many of location were filmed in my lovely Kyiv. However if like to look on the details, you can easily find plastic window in old apartment house and also modern fully glazed balcony's on surrounding building. But lets just see on this as a 'Director vision'.
Overall I think this film must be shown to every citizen of post soviet countries in order just to remind people how stupid, brutal and selfish can be politicians when they trying to reach their goals.