Eastern Promises – quite a movie

October 21, 2007
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If you
thought 300 was brutal, this movie definitely beats it for graphic scenes,
nudity, disturbing scenes and all the rated R movie has to offer. However, this
is by far not a fantasy movie. You get to see the nature and style of Russian and
Ukrainian mafia.

 I feel
like the directors made a fairly accurate representation of the characters,
their culture and style. The food, the tea, the vodka.

 Despite
cruel and brutal things that they do, you get to see the mafia guys from the
very human perspective with values where family always comes first. However, it
is not your soft Hollywood version like
Sopranos. This stuff is raw, uncut, unprocessed.

 If you
have never been exposed to the Eastern European bad guys, you should watch this
movie. If only for the lesson “don't mess with Ukrainians” just in
case you ever decide to.

 My
boyfriend was questioning why I took him to see it. I was laughing pretty hard.

I am from Ukraine,
you know?…

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