I watched this movie last night, and I have to say — it’s quite the interesting thing to watch Viggo Mortensen as a Russian mob member.  He looks ridiculously scary in this movie, and quite a bit like Michael Douglas, oddly enough.

Eastern Promises is about the mystery surrounding a Russian girl who dies in child birth.  The midwife on duty takes the girl’s diary (written in russian, of course) and attempts to translate it to find out the girl’s story.

I wasn’t 100% sure I wanted to watch this movie.  Randomly violent plotlines, particularly those involving any sort of mafia, aren’t really my thing.  Indeed, the brutally violent and disgusting opening scene (or perhaps it is the second, but it’s right up there at the front) had me looking away and covering my eyes.  I definitely had my doubts.

But I’m glad I stuck in out.  This movie deserved every award it received and every nomination as well.  It surprised me greatly.  Highly recommended.

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