Review of Leviathan (2014) by David C — 16 Jan 2016

One of the best films released this year, foreign or otherwise!

This review of Leviathan (2014) was written by David C on 16 January 2016.

Leviathan has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Riccardo A (64) on 11 Mar 2016

Depressing, gloomy story. All in subtitles, but it holds your interest…

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By Howard E (113) on 30 Jul 2016

This was a good film on the evilness and corruption of people. Some great shots too. A little long but would definitely recommend…

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By Seanser S (41) on 09 Jun 2017

Well made but unrelentingly grim and depressing tale about corruption in modern day Russia. 3/5…

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By Usman K (10) on 06 Dec 2015

Old church (representing old values), presumably burnt down by communists, is ruined and demolished along with the values we used to hold…

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By Blake Williams (19) for Cinema Scope (405) on 17 Nov 2017

The dumbest thing about Andrey Zvyagintsev's new snoozer, Leviathan, is his commitment to that title…

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By Dante F (9) on 08 Apr 2018

Andrey Zvyagintsev's Leviathan encapsulates the melancholy of Russia in the evocatively beautiful and lugubrious style which marks its…

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By Alonso A (135) on 18 Jan 2017

Like a Dostoyevsky novel unfolding in screen, complemented with beautiful cinematography and a haunting score. You've done it again Zvyagintsev…

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By Joe Bendel (106) for Epoch Times (337) on 21 May 2016

Leviathan has the form of a parable, the soul of a Russian tragedy, and the moral outrage of a j'accuse…

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By Erik'as J (20) on 16 Feb 2017

This was a great Russian drama that's wonderfully directed. The town it was filmed in is beautiful and the actors were very good…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 30 Jul 2016

This was a good film on the evilness and corruption of people. Some great shots too. A little long but would definitely recommend…

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