Disappointing
I had really high hopes for this movie - a glossy, well-shot period piece of the disaster that helped bring down the Soviet Union made by Russians. I wondered what new insights might be brought to light by those who would know best. Would it confirm the portrayals of the HBO Chernobyl series, or deny them?
What I was not expecting is that it would not touch on those topics in the slightest. This film is mostly a melodramatic romance between a fictional firefighter and a fictional hairdresser that uses the Chernobyl disaster as its backdrop. The political ramifications of Chernobyl are merely hinted at in a few brief moments. So we are mostly left with a hammy romance story.
What makes the film watchable/tolerable is that it is extremely well shot and the 1980s USSR really comes to life in full blazing color. If one is into romance flicks set in the USSR, this one might be for you.
What I was not expecting is that it would not touch on those topics in the slightest. This film is mostly a melodramatic romance between a fictional firefighter and a fictional hairdresser that uses the Chernobyl disaster as its backdrop. The political ramifications of Chernobyl are merely hinted at in a few brief moments. So we are mostly left with a hammy romance story.
What makes the film watchable/tolerable is that it is extremely well shot and the 1980s USSR really comes to life in full blazing color. If one is into romance flicks set in the USSR, this one might be for you.
- soundoflight
- Jul 22, 2023