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Thoroughly disappointed that there was no option to see it subtitled with the original russian dialogue. To quote another reviewer here: " respectfully and realistically handles the dialogue of the era and conflict. You won't see an actor from Brooklyn doing a lame General Burkhalter impression in English."- Definitely NOT SO in dubbed version that is written and voiced with such gems as "let's get ready to rumble". This movie is definitely made with the sensibilities of the now international "Marvel audience" in mind, long on action, shorter on substance. Without harkening back to the USSR era where eastern front movies were blatant propaganda vehicles, I would heartily endorse that anyone who enjoyed this take a stab at "White Tiger" from a few years ago- plenty of tank action, but backed up by a compelling storyline.

Very well done, pleasant short taken from WSB's first letter to Allen Ginsberg that opens the book. The Burroughs character here is sequential to Mortensen's (excellent) and Sutherland's (abysmal) portrayals in On The Road and Beat. Both John Fleck and Stephen Twardokus do quite well representing the author as an awkward youth and the more familiar cynical junkie, Fleck is particularly on point,completely nailing WSB's nasal intonation and demeanor. The alternating use of color and B&W for telling the "then" and "now" stories works quite well, even though the hairstyles and appearance of the supporting characters fail to render the early 50's setting.