Liquidation (2007) User Reviews

very entertaining piece of Sovet history

[hizman · 9/10 · 11 February 2010]

I thoroughly enjoyed the show. It was educational to get into postwar Odessa. The local Jewish slang is definitely the most entertaining part. Check out the show's page at Wikipedia for a list of those great quotes.

Of course, nothing is ever perfect with historical movies. Especially, details. Still, the makers apparently did their best to render the minds and hearts of people on both sides of the regime. Frankly, I was surprised by such fairness.

This is a highly advisable watch for admirers of the Russian/Ukrainian Jewish culture, linguists, and certainly the Odessites themselves. Also, for the fans of Mashkov and Porechenkov like myself.

Once upon a time in Odessa

[Zhorzhik-Morzhik · 9/10 · 8 March 2020]

"Liquidation" by Sergey Ursulyak is the cult and best Russian series of the beginning of the 21st century. The direct successor to the glory of the best Soviet series "The meeting place cannot be changed." Post-war Odessa, a gang of the elusive Akademik against the super detective Gotsman and his team, behind whose back is the legendary Marshall Zhukov. The top of the acting career of Vladimir Mashkov.

it's all good, definitely worth watching, just messed up with music...

[topblock · 7/10 · 9 April 2008]

Watchable, entertaining, almost thrilling... Historically correct and fair plot. I would call it unconventional scenario since all the bad guys are "exposed" from the very beginning, so you wouldn't have to wonder. In addition, the "first lady" appears to be extremely unattractive - the fact that is supposed to sort out all of the "Russian Beauty" hunters. The plot is neither predictable, nor "tough". In case you've "got lost" - they politely "guide" you to follow the "correct direction" in the beginning of each series.

It could have been good, really good, an 8.5 TV series, yet they've messed up with the music. Naturally, they suppose you watch it once in a week. This assumption made them believe that you wouldn't notice, that all in all - these series have only three (3!!!) "melodies" to run... could have done better...

SEVEN AND A HALF...

So good, we watch until passing out late at night

[skirmuke · 10/10 · 10 November 2007]

First, i want to let you know that we are on a wave of watching Russian movies in the past few months. There are so many to choose from, more titles every week. I guess with Russia's industry having so much money as they do, they can afford to "bake" these movies every week. Actors blend in, music is lame. Story line is usually good, interesting twists. This movie is so different!! Actors-all talented. Characters seem to have their own life. Me and my boyfriend just watch this movie every night (mind you-14 parts). I fall asleep at 2 am. I come home from work and we watch it again. David Markovich is a head of a department of "war against bandits". Good looking guy, but has a heart condition. His family died at war (it is 1946, Odessa). He has no relatives, only two childhood friends Fima and Mark. Mark is a mental patient after war. Fima is an ex-con, now working with local cops, even though he doesn't get paid for it. Funny guy. Odessa is controlled by gangs, thieves, crooks. Cops are doing their best, but that is not enough. General Zhukov comes to Odessa and tries to solve this situation his own way. The main story line starts with cops finding a lot of stolen military things stored underground. while trying to work it out, Fima is killed, David meets a woman, adopts a kid, gets new partner in his investigation, gets arrested by NKVD, released, his place is blown up etc etc. Awesome awesome story line. I am rooting for Chekan and Ida. I really hope it will work out for two lovers, thieves. But deep inside i know they will never leave this place. Local speech is 100% true. The post war way of life, people, crime, bureaucracy system, political regime-you have to see it to believe it , how well it is all re-created on screen. keep in mind, i still have to watch 2 last parts. But i have heard that ending was unexpected in a very bad way.

Awful Distortion Of History Along With False Accents

[denis888 · 1/10 · 15 December 2020]

The new Russian series Liquidation was a huge hype and rather large success. With all the due respect to all the actors, the series now is seen as a miserable flop. The reason is multiple case - at first, there are blatant history mistakes considering 1946 Odessa in former Soviet Union - without any spoolers mentioned, I must only say such events as shown in the serial never could have happened, never. Another terrible moment that really scratched the ear of an attentive viewer is all that terribly false Odessa accent, in fact, this bogus talk leaves much to be desired and is very far from authentic Black Sea dialect of that famous city. The overplay of several actors is just painfully visible, and the plot holes hurt a lot. The main hero, Gotzman, a Jewish police detective, looks more like a wild west sheriff than a Soviet official. The main mean baddie Academic is such a one dimensional figure that is comply laughable. Famous Soviet marshall Georgi Zhukov is depicted horribly wrong style, as he never was that sort of person. Apart from that, as I said, the very core idea of the coup mentioned the movie is a schlock wrong idiocy. And to base the whole plot on the totally false premise makes the idea rather shallow and vapid.