Hero (2019) User Reviews

Quintessentially russian

[scriptor-74465 · 2/10 · 9 January 2020]

I couldn't help but think that this film is an attempt to cram as many cringey cliches (which even Hollywood has long since abandoned) into one production as possible. The movie just feels like a parody, where everything is said and done just for the sake of recreating what you once saw in another, better film.

The editing is outright nauseating - just pay attention to the amount of cuts in any scene.

While the CGI is terrible (just look at the skydiving scene with the pasted-in faces), thankfully there's not too much of it.

The music is nice at times, but leaves you absolutely exhausted as it NEVER stops. Not for one solid minute. One of the numerous strange choices in this film.

This movie's biggest problem is probably its writing. You keep asking yourself "Who is this?" There are like 5 attractive young women with a ponytail who look identical in this film.

Everything is all over the place.

The dumbest thing I've ever seen

[petropetro · 1/10 · 12 December 2019]

Mission Impossible but with the worst writing. While I was watching this movie I had feeling that I'm wasting my time and in the end this feeling came true. Don't watch this movie. Instead you can go and watch some Adam Sandler movie 'cause they are less dumb and annoying.

Surprisingly unsurprising

[Smierdziuch_Paskudnik · 2/10 · 1 November 2020]

And here we go, another blatant russian propaganda,so prevalent in the recent big budget russian movies. T-34 anyone? Panfilov's 28? Would you like some ideological indoctrination with that? Well, the movie is dumb. There is no logic in almost anything that is being done in there. Abduction and murder of a key witness from american embassy in London, helicopter carrying MG42 shooting over german town, russian spy planes over Poland, unprotected intercourse inside deflated balloon, skysurfing over borders, crimean underground submarine base used as a hideout for a greedy businessman and aquatic hoverboards used to protect it. Looks good, but it is dumb. And this is on top of the daddy Rodin escaping from the heavily guarded intelligence headquarters as soon as the power is cut off. Nevertheless, the main award goes to the the guys who decided to tie Masha up to the ceiling while still holding the ropes. The most confusing part, for non-Russian of course, is who are the good guys and who are the baddies? Of course the idea of planting kids as future agents of the glorious Russia in democratic and free countries is not something that Ministry of Propaganda endorses?

I expected more!

[relbag · 3/10 · 30 December 2020]

The description of the film was. "Agent Action in the footsteps of the Jasen Bourne series", by the way. Under no circumstances can it get there. Little action, funny story.

Liked the sculptures better.

[JW-30 · 3/10 · 31 January 2023]

As other reviews have said, it's a few familiar plots, clichés, poor CGI and mediocre effects, acting etc thrown together. DOES IT GET MIXED UP? Yes, and you get a muddy mash of regurgitated material.

As usual with such machinations, the worst thing is the script, or lack thereof.

Hundred more words required, but not much to say. Yes, it is that bad. No, you don't need to check for yourself.

This movie seems to need several different titles so potential viewers are not warned off before watching it. I was confronted with it where it was wearing the the title "Rodin".

I liked his sculptures better.

Russians can do the same hollywood look for less

[karanjbhatia · 9/10 · 22 November 2019]

It was an eye opening experience that a big budget hollywood action movie like movie can now be made for less, saw it at IFFI 2019 Goa Film Festival as country feature inauguration, country of focus Russia. I loved it at the very curtains down based on the slickness and newness and individuality of the logos and animations before the movie itself, shows that hollywood is not limited to us and uk alone. The father character is very menorable and acting by the lead actors very good, stunts and action as good if not better at times than the regular big budget hollywood movies. It does show that filmmakers around the world can produce better than hollywood in other places now.

Geroy

[ylings-45181 · 8/10 · 4 September 2020]

The growth of a Russian agent, after experiencing the betrayal of his lover and the death of his father, gradually matures and grows into a real agent. The plot is full of twists and turns, though the ending is a bit hasty. I feel that the last advantage of the male leader is the male master aura. Remembering the slogan is not because of his strong memory, but because of the founder of the secret service organization. The father of the male Lord has made the password into a children's song, so that the children can memorize it repeatedly. As a father and son with a special identity, the implication and depth of father's love are moving.