Eastern Promises

4/10

Okay, WHY was this movie getting such good reviews? I really don't understand. I think maybe it's just the "Cronenberg" frenzy, because the movie was shit.

The story was simple. The characters weren't complex. The acting was mediocre. The accents faded in and out. There was one scene where she was on her scooter, with the backdrop behind her which looked like it was from one of those realllly old movies. You know the ones I mean...the back is moving but it looks like a screen set up in your basement. Maybe he tried to make it look this cheesy? Who knows.

If you saw this movie and liked it, please tell me what I am missing.

I'm not much of a Cronenberg fan in the first place (although I loved Crash, 1996). He's either very good or very bad.