The Quickie (2001)A crime soap opera about a Russian mobster retiring from "the business" on New Year's Eve, only to discover he has been targeted for death by a rival mobster. Director:Sergey Bodrov |
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The Quickie (2001)A crime soap opera about a Russian mobster retiring from "the business" on New Year's Eve, only to discover he has been targeted for death by a rival mobster. Director:Sergey Bodrov |
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| Brenda Bakke | ... |
Jane
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| Dennis Bendersky | ... |
Young Oleg
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Sergey Bodrov Jr. | ... |
Deema
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John Bradford Pagano | ... |
Anna's Driver
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| Juan Carlos Cantu | ... |
Priest
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Richard Fire | ... |
Catering Assistant
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Rusty Flood | ... |
Anatoly's Child
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| Jsu Garcia | ... |
Miguel
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Joyce Guy | ... |
Social Worker
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| Joel Heyman | ... |
Bartender
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Kerry Johnston | ... |
Second Call Girl
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Will Kepper | ... |
Bobby
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| Natalia Kroukova | ... |
Tango Dancer
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| Evgeniy Lazarev | ... |
Uncle Anatoly
(as Eugene Lazarev)
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A crime soap opera about a Russian mobster retiring from "the business" on New Year's Eve, only to discover he has been targeted for death by a rival mobster.
I recently watched Brother (BRAT) and was intrigued enough by it to want to see other movies directed by Bodrov Sr (they both also star Bodrov Jr.)
These movies are quirky--this one showed the decadent disintegration of a gangster and his family. Having a cockroach exterminator get rid of the gangster was kind of nice touch--these highly personal quirky odd movies are fun if well done. This one is well done. I especially liked the sound track of falsettos it is hauntingly beautiful. The music is by Tiger Lillies a sound and group that is very distinctive.
To me like Brother or Brat this movie lacks of a clear story line so you assume what is going on is basic gangster betraying gangster stuff. This movie shows an ensemble of family problems nympho wives absent mothers sibling rivalry--in fact there is a little too much going on. You get taken up with the visuals and subplots so it is not that boring even without a detailed story. The visuals in this movie were not nearly as unique and interesting as BRAT so that movie worked a lot better--everything is shot in a Malibu hilltop house from the 70s--this is not different enough to be visually interesting--maybe to a Russian it was.
Again if you like quirky personal movies this one will do for you. I found this one drags about 30 minutes from the end when the cockroach woman arrives--overall I gave it a 6. Brat was a better movie....in this one the writers/directors may have dipped into the coke a little too much.
Bodrov Jr. was killed in 2002 in an avalanche (he is main protagonist in BRAT)-- To be honest his death was not a big loss to future movies--he is a bad actor too self conscious--maybe thinks also he is hotter looking than he is--helps that Dad is the director too.
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