The Death of Stalin

We lost the pace. I don't even recognize Armando Iannucci because this could not possibly be the same writer who was responsible for the first four seasons of Veep. I'm not saying that he didn't touch upon controversial and sensitive topics there, but he definitely didn't handle them with subtlety. This controversial area deserves deep and sharp cuts, but instead you get good humor and some kind of secondary layer for the audience to search for, not to mention the clever and discreet jokes. The last salvation, of course, are the actors, especially the truly despicable Simon Russell Beale and the eagerly anticipated Jason Isaacs, who gets about one-tenth of the screen time that I expected after watching the trailer. (2018-08-06)

Excellent post-war satire, interwoven with very funny and apt black humour, great acting performances (Steve Buscemi and Simon Russel Beale are excellent), plus traditional executions and a stiffing atmosphere, so for me great satisfaction and surprisingly decent entertainment. From the turn of the year quite possibly, the best we've had. Long live Stalin! It should definitely be shown in schools. 85%. (2018-02-28)

The perfect film to “celebrate” the Victorious February. It’s very funny and dark, but also chilling when you realise that some of the events portrayed are not that far from the realities of a totalitarian regime. So, let’s hope that the gradual stupidisation of this country won’t make us go through something like this again. Otherwise, when compared to this film, the Czech satire President Blanik looks pretty sad. It’s on another level. (2018-02-25)

You almost want to say that this event could only be conceived as an absurdist comedy, if it indeed was a comedy, but in the end, it turns out that it can be a funny comedy that is clever, but at the same time presents historical events not outright faithfully, but does not distort them that much - only with the humor. (2018-03-19)

To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to make of this film at first. It felt weird without Russian language, although I understand that it would be impossible. Some of the jokes didn’t work for me. Gradually, I started having fun, and by the time Zhukov arrived on the scene, I was laughing like crazy. The worst thing about the film was the casting of Stalin, which went horribly wrong and made Joseph Vissarionovich look like a parody of himself. By contrast, Robert Duvall was practically perfect in 1992 Stalin. (2018-09-04)