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Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Eastern Promises Are Kept
by erico_77375 (movies profile) (Jul 1, 2008)
66 of 75 people found this review helpful
I went to Eastern Promises with a good friend of mine, along with our respected girlfriends. As we waited for the show to start, we started talking about David Cronenberg... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Cold and brutal
by jlaydbak (movies profile) (Jul 11, 2008)
28 of 31 people found this review helpful
There is a moment where the driver tells Anna to go inside where the nice people are. I found myself wondering if the "nice people" in the theatre could relate to this m... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Eastern Promises
by you3f_666 (movies profile) (Jul 5, 2008)
21 of 25 people found this review helpful
A truly great film that gives a real look at mafia's way of life. All the characters in this movie are unforgettable, but especially the brilliant Viggo Mortensen as Niko... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: C+
Acting: A-
Direction: A-
Visuals: A
Flawed story with great acting and directing
by greyzone2 (movies profile) (Dec 23, 2007)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
First of all thumbs up to Viggo Mortensen for outstanding acting! Take it from the native speaker, he perfected his Russian to amazing levels! (Especially when you compa... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: B-
Direction: A-
Visuals: A-
Solid Movie
by easterbunnygameon (movies profile) (Nov 26, 2007)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
I got a chance to see a screening for Eastern Promises on Wednesday and was impressed. Viggo Mortensen is one of the lead characters in this movie playing a role of a Rus... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A-
Chillingly impressive
by roxanascorner (movies profile) (Nov 26, 2007)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I enjoyed this movie tremendously, and at the same time I was appalled by the harsh realism of the situations depicted. (Spoiler) The interactions between the characters... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: B-
Acting: A-
Direction: B+
Visuals: C+
Really good, but the team needs some replacements
by lordmajd (movies profile) (Sep 30, 2008)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
When I knew that Viggo Mortensen and director David Cronenberg have teamed up again, I had the feeling that the movie will, in some way, follow the same pattern of "... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: B
This movie was magnificant
by amadani23 (movies profile) (Nov 26, 2007)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I loved this film. It defines, in its simplicity and honesty, what truly first class movie making is. The cast were impecable in their performance and the story line w... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
"I accept."
by lorthloeiwn (movies profile) (Jul 2, 2008)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
When Viggo Mortensen, as Nikolai Luzhin the "driver" for the family of criminals depicted in this film, makes the above statement he, the rest of the marvelous cast and D... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A-
Cronenberg Never Ceases to Amaze
by silmaril12 (movies profile) (Nov 23, 2007)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
In this latest thriller from the director of such fare as eXistenZ and A History of Violence, he re-teams with the latter film's Viggo Mortensen he of Lord of the Rings f... Full Review
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