tesg's Rating: Three stars (out of four)
I heard somebody call this a "historically accurate satire." That sounds like something the Monty Python group would say, and that's what this feels like...a Monty Python skit. Indeed, Michael Palin is among the cast, which also includes Steve Buscemi, Tom Brooke, the newly disgraced Jeffrey Tambor, and a host of British and American actors who are making no effort whatsoever to sound like Russians or anything other than themselves.
The script doesn't try either. Lots of proper British and Buscemi
is channeling every angry Buscemi character he's ever done, F-bombs and all. It
just adds to the silliness, and this movie overflows with silliness.
All of it is set to a backdrop of really nice looking period
sets and music.
Pretty good and funny dark comedy overall. Highly
recommended in particular to Python fans.