The characterizations are so minimal you'd struggle to see them with a microscope. They're ridiculous caricatures with no humanity behind them and their actions are illogical and baffling most of the time. Who actually speaks in those propagandistic terms? They also set up the characters so badly, I could scarcely remember anyone's name and didn't care about any of them. The script and the dialogue were absolutely terrible and cringe-worthy. The movie's laughably propagandistic sentimentality does it no favors either though I guess Bondarchuck's pal Putin might appreciate it (Bondarchuck has publicly supported Putin's moves in Crimea and otherwise). It can obviously enhance a scene in a movie if used sparingly but the filmmakers really went comically overboard with its use in this one. Slow motion is usually used to amplify powerful scenes, not to blanket the whole movie with it. Seriously, why is almost every scene in this movie using slow motion? This one visual trick screwed up the film's pacing and tension so badly that whatever else might've been there couldn't have saved it. Reviewed by lornloxor 1 / 10 Sloooooooooooow Moooooooootiooooon
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