Well, I guess entertainment is the point because at first I thought it would attempt to be a near reality story of espionage. Instead it's a good story about a worker in the Soviet nuclear power industry who was wrongly blamed for a atomic energy plant accident (i.e. he was doing a heroic deed to avert the worst outcome actually). As one who has researched, and seen Chernobyl, this rings true as no one takes blame - or responsibility for things like this in Russia. It's always some other comrades fault. Well, this particular comrade shouldn't have been treated like a used piece of tissue because he has access to weapons grade plutonium. Since he's been summarily excused without pay from his job as well as shamed he must do the unthinkable and sell the plutonium so his family will have a living after his death. This is a good story that may actually be possible. Now things take a turn I personally didn't like.
That turn is lets make it a gangster comedy/drama. We'll have a thug thresome who really hasn't made the grade with their overlords due to their bungling things. Is this a comedy? It's simply not funny so I hope not. I hated all three of the thugs that were Russian Mafio wannabes. I hated the two Godfather types (one young, one old) and the whole thing involving these character never went anywhere that served the first story of the guy attempting to sell the atomic dust.
This is one of those flicks some will still find just fine I think. I can't be so generous no matter if it did have some occasional good. I think you should watch something which actually seems like it knows where it's going like the spy drama ( no thriller ) The Catcher Was A Spy. It's at least focused and I'd say 90% real unlike this mess.
That turn is lets make it a gangster comedy/drama. We'll have a thug thresome who really hasn't made the grade with their overlords due to their bungling things. Is this a comedy? It's simply not funny so I hope not. I hated all three of the thugs that were Russian Mafio wannabes. I hated the two Godfather types (one young, one old) and the whole thing involving these character never went anywhere that served the first story of the guy attempting to sell the atomic dust.
This is one of those flicks some will still find just fine I think. I can't be so generous no matter if it did have some occasional good. I think you should watch something which actually seems like it knows where it's going like the spy drama ( no thriller ) The Catcher Was A Spy. It's at least focused and I'd say 90% real unlike this mess.