Movie No. 148 (2013): BROTHER 2 (Brat 2)
Brat 2 (2000)
Director: Aleksei Balabanov
Cast: Sergey Bodrov Jr.
Danila comes to America, not to live the American dream, but to avenge the murder of his "comrade." This movie is a sequel of the 1997 film. This film occurs a year after the events of the first film. The movie is the answer to Hollywood's portrayal of Russians as the evil ones in most of its film. As such, the film appears like a racist. In my opinion, it's not.
Director: Aleksei Balabanov
Cast: Sergey Bodrov Jr.
Danila comes to America, not to live the American dream, but to avenge the murder of his "comrade." This movie is a sequel of the 1997 film. This film occurs a year after the events of the first film. The movie is the answer to Hollywood's portrayal of Russians as the evil ones in most of its film. As such, the film appears like a racist. In my opinion, it's not.
Are you gangsters?
No, we're Russians.
This simple dialogue reverberates and practically summarizes the message that the film is trying to slap into American (or any) audience. But the movie is is never a propagandist piece. It's simply a film that deserves an audience.
Rating: 3.5/4.0
Date seen: August 11, 2013
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