A remake of a famous praised film is always a high-risk project, because a director takes risks to lapse into blind imitation. Fortunately Mikhalkov has enough talent and experience to rethink "12 Angry Men" by Sidney Lumet, to pass it through his own identity and produce an absolutely new and fresh film. This thought-provoking film surpassed all my expectations. Though it is a remake of an American movie, its plot is rooted in Russian reality. It reflects a lot of society's ills and nation's fears. I was deeply moved and fully satisfied with totally naturalistic dialogues. To my mind all-star cast played with miraculous virtuosity. The characters are true to life and I am sure that any Russian will be able to recognize himself in one of these 12 men. "12" is a stunning and intense drama with a large pool of talented actors, which leaves a lasting impression with you.
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Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
A Kind Film
1 July 2007
Warning: Spoilers
If there are some films which make us kinder, this film is one of them. It's full of kindness and tenderness to such an extent, that you can feel your heart melting
It's a fairy tale and like in every tale there is a deep sense in it. This story is about our deceitful world and our hard hearts. That town was beautiful and seemed to be perfect. And people were so kind to Edward that he entrusted himself to them. But he was only a strange toy for them and as soon as the novelty wore off these nice and courteous people turned into callous and narrow-minded mass. Edward couldn't become one of them, because he was kind-hearted and good-natured, he was too good to live in our world. In fact he wasn't even a man but he was much more humane than real people. I like this film very much. It resembles to the white, tender, fluffy but cold snow
It's a wonderful film.
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