Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Kirpianuscus the seduction is the basic virtue. the crazy mixture between history and science , the use of Ivan Vasilievich out of historical/popular speech, the gags and the credible story, the memories of viewer about slices from Arabela and Visitors are good details for create a charming story. the great thing - the measure and the subtle science to explore the realities from Soviet Union.because it has the good sense to be more than a comedy but reflection of the errors and absurd of the regime. a film who could be interesting for understand the past in different sides. a film who must see. not only for humor. but for its roots. because, more than the first sigh's impressions, it is a real smart movie.

UserD42 This is one of the greatest comedies produced by the Soviet cinema. It continues to be hugely popular among Russian speaking people (who have all seen it). Even if one does not understand any Russian, the movie is quite watchable in subtitled versions.The plot itself is a rather standard one about ordinary guys thrust into a strange culture with action and adventure. What makes the movie special is superb acting, witty dialog, good pacing, and engaging music.This movie deserves a place along side other action-adventure comedies such as The Princess Bride.

Todor Nenov It is perhaps the best Soviet comedy ever made... But it`s very difficult for a person, who does not speak Russian to understand it completely. The movie is full with tricky details, specific language and many funny episodes, so typical for the Socialist era. It is a constant pleasure to watch over and over again!

Alina This film is the classics for those who speak Russian. Many of the charachter's sayings passed into a proverb and are widely used in informal talk. But to enjoy the language one should have a notion about old-Slavic language. As for the comment about the thief looking as a porn star and the probability that the producer intended this - it is absolutely impossible.Soviet cimetography never used pornographic details, besides Soviet viewer din't see any porno films until maybe late 80s and there were nothing to hint to in 1973 (!). In this respect, the soviet viewer was absolutely innocent and naive.