Politically incorrect fun for the European liberal intellectual

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2018)

This movie is certainly not for everyone. Certainly, the current Putin's state and cultural officials would view this comic depiction of key figures from the idolised Soviet past as a dirty pig attacking on their own ideological roots, sort of a hack job ordered by anti-Russian establishment in the West.
Apart from these folks, to be affected by movie dark and irreverent humour one has to be familiar with Soviet Union history and have some curiosity for its particulars, yet you don't mind to be offended by rude language, sexist jokes and graphic violence and death. Which narrows down the viewing audience to the title above.
The current leftist crop of students in the First World, including US and Australia would be served well by watching this movie and then reading about the reality that it carefully and quite accurately caricatures. But I doubt they will.
In any case, actors are absolutely delightful to watch, their characters are painted with bold strokes and their comic timing is impeccable.