My expectations were quite high because of director's previous success with 'Rusalka', but unfortunately 'Pro lyubov' didn't deliver.
There is no story whatsoever, the movie is just a chaotic sequence of non-related episodes. That works sometimes ('4 rooms', 'Paris, je t'aime') but mini-stories have to be exceptional and have to feel complete.
Many of the performances are plastic and fake. It feels that actors are simply reading their scripts rather than submerging into their characters.
In one of the stories, patriotic propaganda is a little bit over the roof, which is probably fine for mainstream movies, but not for art-house directors like Melikyan.
In sum, it's an okay popcorn movie for one view, but it's definitely not worth the hype.
There is no story whatsoever, the movie is just a chaotic sequence of non-related episodes. That works sometimes ('4 rooms', 'Paris, je t'aime') but mini-stories have to be exceptional and have to feel complete.
Many of the performances are plastic and fake. It feels that actors are simply reading their scripts rather than submerging into their characters.
In one of the stories, patriotic propaganda is a little bit over the roof, which is probably fine for mainstream movies, but not for art-house directors like Melikyan.
In sum, it's an okay popcorn movie for one view, but it's definitely not worth the hype.