Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

panic-34160 This is one of my all time favourite pictures. It tells several stories. First about the case of "The butcher of Rostov" who was one of the worst serial killers in the history of the world. Second about the complete and utter hopelessness of the soviet system and bureaucracy, and politicians' convenient ignorance. Third about a man with full intentions to do his job the best way he can, against the system, and against his superiors who should be aiding him but are instead much more concerned about trivialising and keeping the whole thing quiet. The scenes where Burakov walks by the placard of Lenin shows the passage of time, but also that not much is changing. Again depicting the hopelessness of his situation. The film is dark, depressing, serious, and you really feel for Burakov. You end it with a sigh of relief, satisfied that the killer is finally dealt with although his story is equally depressing. He's seen as a loser by his wife, his peers, his superiors, and himself most likely. The only time he succeeds with anything is when he kills. If you have the slightest interest in criminal or soviet history this picture is for you.

poetcomic1 At the heart of this movie is the 'odd couple' of Stephen Rhea as a forensic coroner and Donald Sutherland as a Soviet military officer teaming up to catch one of the worst serial killers of all time. There's a scene in which we hear Rhea speaking into a tape recorder describing horrendous wounds to children's bodies that have been found. He has been examining body after body, it is very late at night. The camera goes up to his face and as his voice describes, objectively, the wounds we see tears falling from his eyes. WHAT a powerful moment and just one of many. Sutherland is wonderful with Stephen Rhea and as Max von Sydow in a small but powerful role comments, "The two of you together would make one great man!". The violence is at times harrowing but never 'crosses the line' into gratuitous violence. As I said, this is intrinsically a 'buddy' movie and as such it is one of the best ever. Last I heard you can see this movie for free on Youtube.

Onetrickpony-1 Can remember seeing this shortly after release to DVD, and - put it this way - it made a significant enough impact for me to recall the title and watch it again the othar night on Amazong Prime. Was very glad I did; liked it more this time, which, IMO, is one of the hallmarks of a well-made film. Particularly appreciated the fact, that, for the most part, it is NOT a gore-spattered spectacle; many of the murders are depicted only by a short clip of the victim's head hitting the ground. The film is strong enough to not need a plethora of such morbidly explicit scenes. Most remarkable aspect, AFAIC, is that despite the horror of the crimes, in the end, this is an inspiring and uplifting story.As has been pointed out by othars, there are fine performances all around, no need to reiterate - except perhap to mention that, to date, have not personally seen a film Stephen Rea appeared in where his performance didn't impress.This one is worth adding to your To Watch List, people.

Malco Malco This is a compelling drama. I agree with comments praising Stephen Rae, Donald Sutherland and Geoffrey DeMunn for their performances. I would add further commend the atmospheric music by Randy Edelman. It is one of the few films I can watch repeatedly and not get tired of it.But, it is not the whole truth. Yes, there was a serial killer Chikatilo, and yes he was hunted down with a relentless determination by Burakov with the help of Fetisov. But these real men and their methods were not the characters portrayed by Rea and Sutherland. Burakov was a man of the Soviet system who believed in it and applied its methods in his work. These methods included "obtaining confessions from suspects". It was this fixation with obtaining confessions under duress that was one reason the police wasted years chasing false leads. It would not have generated sympathy in Western audiences to have shown this story - so the reality was changed to fit the fable of a lonely hero fighting a bungling system.Read Robert Cullen's "The Killer Departmen" for the full (real) story. Watch the film for a first-class detective yarn in exotic circumstance.