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My title says this is a Russian made homage to Tarantino. I don't know if that's exactly true, but that's certainly the vibe I got from watching this. It was highly enjoyable. There's not a ton of action, but what there is was well done and the kind of hyper slick violence Tarantino delivers. There was also very good dialogue, dark humor, quite good acting and some nice plot twists. It also includes one of the most "ick" cringe inducing things I've ever seen in any movie during a scene where a guy is trying to get out of some handcuffs. That particular thing isn't anything violent or gory, just very, very, very "ick." And the thing is, it's not just done as gratuitous stuff to make the audience cringe, it actually fits very well within the storyline. If you like Tarantino-esque movies, this one is well worth watching.
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Violently energetic piece of foreign filmmaking inspired by Sam Raimi and Tarantino
It doesn't really matter what your film was inspired by as long as it's inspiring on it's own terms. And Russian director Kirill Sokolov's Why Don't You Just Die (2018) manages to do just that, lifting the manic energy of a Sam Raimi / Coen Brothers joint with the non-linear gratuitous violence of a Tarantino epic. That it can't quite maintain the momentum of its first 30-minutes is a minor quibble when a film has this big a head of steam to work with.Talked into murdering his girlfriend's father, Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetov) insteadfinds himself chained to a bathroom pipe while the domestic situation goes from bad to worse. His arrival kicks off a chain of events involving a double-cross between dirty cops and a briefcase full of cash. As the players try to figure out each other's motivations, Matvey winds up just trying to survive the day.A cinematic show-off in every respect, Why Don't You Just Die revels in gratuitous violence. But Sokolov's take is a comic one, dodging the bodily consequences like a Looney Tunes short while characters beat each other well past the point of any possible survival. The opening fight scene is cut together with joyful excess (think the Nicolas Cage / John Goodman wrestling match in Raising Arizona) before the film settles down to lay out a plot to excuse all the shenanigans. When the story drifts away from Matvey and his situation one's attention wanes, but it's still a fun and nasty ride worth taking.Arrow Video's Blu-ray serves as one hell of an introduction for what is most certainly a first viewing for audiences outside the festival circuit. Not only does the feature film look great, but so do the four short films from Sokolov included as extras, along with behind-the-scenes footage, an interview with critic Kim Newman, storyboards, trailers and collector's booklet.
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- Amazon Guy.Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2020
Director Kirill Sokolov” love You Man.
- Sean RobinsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2020
Amazing gore fest and very black comedy!!
- Experienced CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2021
Great features.
