A twisty, propulsive movie... sort of reminiscent of the Moscow Noir collection, really.

| Aug 7, 2018

| Original Score: C | Feb 24, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 9, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 24, 2005

The filmmakers would have been better off with a more direct, linear story line that might have allowed for some real character development.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 2, 2004

A criminally unimaginative gangster story based on the life of notorious high-roller billionaire entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky.

| Original Score: C | Mar 30, 2004

The combination of arresting melodrama and eye-opening editorial commentary really works.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 6, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 13, 2003

Wants to be a Russian version of 'Citizen Kane,' but it's more like 'Mr. Arkadin'...a film of modest accomplishment and equally modest interest.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 11, 2003

It's worth watching to see Plato grow into his power.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 7, 2003

The movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative sometimes works against it, and a lack of coherence is often frustrating. Despite this, Tycoon does land a few punches while telling a story that is distinctly Russian.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 6, 2003

Taking cues from Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in America and GoodFellas, this Russian mob film is, frankly, not tall enough to get on the ride with the big boys.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 29, 2003

Although Lounguine has a lot to say about Russia's struggle in its transition to global capitalism, his film is strangely uninvolving, lacking dramatic sweep.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 26, 2003

The movie is handicapped by a jittery editing style that prevents us from getting involved in the flow of the narrative.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 12, 2003

A meaty, well-crafted thriller that absorbs and disturbs you from first frame to last.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 11, 2003

What's fascinating is that, even in the absence of sympathetic characters, Tycoon sucks you into a world of power where politics and business are the same thing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 5, 2003

The combination of historical sweep and the need to read subtitles doesn't allow for the kind of subtle character portrayal that made the Godfather series, but Mashkov is a major force as Platon.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 5, 2003

An uneven political thriller that suffers mostly from a highly convoluted story line.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 22, 2003

structured like "Citizen Kane" but never gets into the heart and mind of its protagonist

| Original Score: C | Aug 20, 2003

Evokes a melancholy awareness of the seemingly eternal exploitation and impoverishment of the Russian people.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 8, 2003