I hardly had the patience to watch this boring and stupid film.I do not watch Russian cinema because I think it is a waste of time.It so happened that I HAD to watch this particular film.And it once again confirmed my attitude.Nikita Mihalkov is probably one of the worst directors today.I watched another film of his-"Victims of the sun "or something like that-it is probably the worst film I have ever watched.I simply can't stand his pretensions .The pace is slow,the characters are one-dimensional,the jokes are boring to death(the film attempts to be a comedy,mind you).Clichés about Russia follow one after another.But the worst thing about the film is that it is a narrow-minded Russian propaganda.The foreigners are either stupid or evil,they want to destroy good-hearted,innocent and naive Russians-this is the main idea of the film.King Alexander IIIrd-one of the most autocratic monarchs of Russia who persecuted all minorities is presented 100% positively ( and played by Mr. Mihalkov himself).This film was made to serve the rising Russian nationalism.In this way it is a political propaganda disguised as a historical comedy.It is not by chance that Mihalkov is one of the greatest supporters of Putin's autocracy today.
Review of The Barber of Siberia
