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Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2018)

I had high expectations when I went to see this film and I' happy to say that I wasn't dissapointed. The Death of Stalin, while still possessing some minor flaws, was a great film. The writing is fantastic, the directing is perfect, and the score really provides the film with the proper atmosphere. The best part was easily the performances. Each actor plays their part spectacularly and it feels like you're actually watching these people rather than just characters in a film. The plot, while confusing at times, also seems really consistent. My main problems with the film are the somewhat unsatisfying conclusion and that Steve Buscemi suffers from what I like to call "famous actor syndrome" (i.e. when a famous actor plays a character, you always just see/hear the actor instead of the character they're portraying), but other than that, this film is almost perfect. I highly recommend it.