Decent satire and acting, but very forgettable

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2018)

I didn't dislike The Death Of Stalin, but frankly that's because I didn't really feel any emotions throughout watching the movie. It had good comedic moments, mostly in the first half, but I wouldn't call it a funny movie, and feel like the humor didn't really land with me the way it clearly did with many. It is an effective satire of the dictatorial Soviet state, with everyone scrambling for political favor any way possible. I liked Buscemi a lot, and Tambor was also good. Ultimately, the story just never drew me in. As the movie wore on, it wasn't as funny and was a mediocre story of a few people fighting for political support. It did a good job of capturing the political silliness of the Soviet state, but didn't do anything else interesting, making for a very average movie.