Since the film is neither thrilling nor comedic, however, I’m left with the assumption that the best way to describe this particular offering is as a mistake. It could also be a comedy, which I do wonder about since it sticks to bad tropes like the smell of tuna in an office microwave. Major Grom is trying, as near as I can tell, to be one of those gritty, crime-focused superhero thrillers. If you’re Russian, this might be the Citizen Kane of comic book adaptations. I’m willing to admit that this may be the case here. Some films have a very localized sensibility that, for whatever reason, doesn’t translate that well between cultures. Now, I’m not sure if my lack of appreciation for Major Grom is based in cultural differences. Now, instead of giving in to my initial temptation to smash my laptop and find work that didn’t involve watching this, I sat through it. Unfortunately, I decided to check the remaining runtime and discovered to my horror that I was only half an hour in to a two-and-a-quarter hour movie. I was just getting ready to write this review and be done with this movie. Not that Grom is going to let some tag-along trainee get in the way of his investigation… But Grom has a mixed record, and his boss, Colonel General Fedor Prokopenko (Aleksei Maklakov) has saddled him with a partner to try and get him under control, new recruit Dmitry Dubin (Aleksander Seteykin). For police Major Igor Grom (Tikhon Zhiznevsky), the answer is simple: The man is a killer and must be brought to justice. Public opinion is divided on whether or not the costumed vigilante is a crime-fighter speaking truth to power or just another homicidal lunatic with body armor. A maniac calling himself the “Plague Doctor” has taken to kidnapping and murdering members of the local wealthy elite with flamethrowers, drawing attention to the flagrant crimes of the Russian oligarchy in the process.
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