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Title: Religion and Nationalism
Review: If the point of this movie is to display how life was once a bit messy then in every redundant grimy bloody detail it succeeded. The actors, dirt, blood & Vodka, etc. were continually well played to the point of being overly used and eventually tiresome. Is there some sense of historical record? Yes, I suppose, but who's to say after 500 years with few first hand accounts. Even Gogol rewrote the Bulba novelette, two hundred years after the portrayed events, in the mid 1800s to appease Russian sentimentality.One star because the entire production from writing, to directing to editing is an affront to any viewer who succeeded in passing the 11th grade (graduation not required). If there ever was a modality to showcase nationalism, particularly with religious underpinnings, then this movie did so but contrary to it's intent the result is a sense of disgust. Did the producers really think their audience would be so naive or did they care?
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