Child 44 [Blu-ray + Digital HD] Promo Offer

Title : Child 44 [Blu-ray + Digital HD]
Category: Movies
Brand: LIONSGATE
Item Page Download URL : Download MOVIE File
Rating : 3.8
Buyer Review : 12

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Child 44 Blu-ray (New)


Review :
Parts Better Than the Whole
Based on Tom Rob Smith’s 2008 novel of the same title, “Child 44” follows the story of Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy), a dutiful MGB (Ministry for State Security) officer and his wife Raisa Demidova (Noomi Rapace) under Stalin’s rule. Leo’s faith to the nation is severely tested when the mutilated body of the son of Leo’s old friend is found. Because “there is no murder in paradise,” however, the case is hushed up.

Later on, Leo, disgraced and sidelined, starts investigating the case that could be done by a serial killer. General Nesterov (Gary Oldman) is helpful, but Leo has to be very careful because in uncovering the truths he has to deal with not only the murderer, but the Soviet bureaucracy represented by a sneaky officer Vasili Nikitin (Joel Kinnaman). Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke, and Vincent Cassel also appear.

Written by Richard Price (“The Color of Money” “Sea of Love”), the script of...
MURDER IS A CAPITALIST DISEASE

Leo (Tom Hardy) is attempting to solve a series of children's murders. The government denies they are taking place. He is sent from Moscow to Volsk, but the murders continue.

I had a hard time digesting the theme. The murders are being denied because.... the children are having their organs harvested? The killer is a powerful person they are protecting? Nope. "Murder is a capitalist disease." The film shows us the brief history of Leo. his love for his wife, and the accusations and dealing with traitors.

Perhaps the problem I had with the film was that the culture seemed so alien, I had a hard time relating and getting into the film.

Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

"There can be no murder in paradise"--Leo Demidov
3 stars??? seriously? Folks who rated this film by less than 4 stars should better stick with Power Rangers movies or Star Trek ones. Child 44 (2015) is a historical crime-thriller set in the 1950's Soviet Union, during the chaos and reign of terror which followed directly after Stalin's death. The protagonist of the story is a man named Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) who works for the internal security (political police force). He lives in a lavish apartment for its times with his wife Raisa (Noomi Rapace) the two also started together in a film The Drop (2014). Leo at first is a staunch believer in the system he is representing and defending; however, he starts to question the system once he begins to investigate gruesome murders of young boys by a serial killer no one seems to believe exists...

I think the story of the film is loosely based on the notorious Soviet serial killer by the name of Andrei Chikatilo.

What I like most about this film is that it is a...