Malarkey

The cast full of quality actors was the main reason why I decided to give this movie a go. In the end, however, it felt like a lost episode of JAG, so I wasn’t having too much fun. Not even the young Tom Cruise, beautiful Demi Moore and great Jack Nicholson could salvage that.

Russia probably got over Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan so he was able to continue with film-making. Nevertheless, he chose quite a difficult premise again – parents ignoring their son which leads to a tragedy. The self-centeredness, indifference, depression and sadness of everyone fascinated me. The film-making aspect was at top level. That was evident in shots of Russian panel high-rises that looked a bit better than just usual panel high-rises – they are probably the main building blocks of every Russian movie’s scenography. I wasn’t able to understand the human arrogance that sometimes appears in every one of us, and therefore I rated it with 4 stars. I was disgusted. Moreover, Loveless is quite a slow-paced movie so you should prepare yourself for it. But the good experience is guaranteed.

A movie made in Aki Kaurismäki’s standard way. In his premises, including this one, I can find the unobtrusive atmosphere of Czech country pubs. Mainly the pub regulars, their characters and sense of humor constantly reminded me of someone and something. Moreover, Kati Outinen was great but that goes for almost everyone who appeared in this movie because everyone portrayed a character that you don’t want to forget. We might have more in common with the Finnish than one would think.