WOW! Now I know what all the fuss was about.
Guys and Dollz, Viggo Mortensen is BEYOND OUTSTANDING in "Eastern Promises" - David Cronenberg's excellent insight into lives surrounding the Russian mafia in London, England.
Cronenberg, an award-winning Canadian director, did a brilliant job. I believe that Viggo Mortensen's research and dedication to the role of Nikolai Luzhin is what binds the screenplay together with otherwise solid and authentic supporting roles from Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Vincent Cassel.
Knowing and appreciating my divine Russian friends, Viggo has absorbed the subtle yet precise gestures, inclinations and facial expressions of the Russian culture. He became Russian for this role.
I won't say anything about the plot because that's for you to enjoy, but I will watch this film over and over again for the stellar acting performance by Mortensen.
The film premiered September 8, 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on general release in North America on September 21, 2007. The film was released in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2007. As of January 31, 2008, the film has grossed $51,202,291 worldwide and has received a positive critical reception, appearing on several U.S. critics' "top ten films" lists for 2007. Eastern Promises has won several awards, including the Audience Prize for best film at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Best Actor award for Mortensen at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards. The film received twelve Genie Award nominations, three Golden Globe Award nominations, and Mortensen has been nominated for Best Actor at the 80th Academy Awards.
He's got my vote for the Oscar- check it out, especially the Turkish Bath scene which is one of the most realistic fight scenes I have witnessed on the screen.
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