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Siberia
2018 105 min Germany, Canada, United States of America R 18+
★3.9
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Director: Matthew Ross
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Description
Lucas, a diamond trader who travels to Saint Petersburg to arrange a sale, discovers that his Russian business partner has left his hotel and gone to a small Siberian village, so Lucas also heads there to try find him.
Budget:
$2M
Worldwide:
$2.01M
Starring
Keanu Reeves
Actor
Boris Gulyarin
Actor
Ashley St. George
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
Siberia is widely regarded as a disjointed and disappointing thriller that suffers from weak writing and stereotypical depictions of Russia. While a small minority of viewers appreciates its melancholic atmosphere and Keanu Reeves' stoic performance, most critics and audiences find the narrative incoherent and the characters underdeveloped.
| Screenplay | The script relies heavily on lazy, offensive clichés and cardboard stereotypes regarding Russian culture and people. | |
| Screenplay | The film suffers from a fundamentally incoherent and underdeveloped plot that fails to justify the protagonist's actions or the stakes of the conflict. | |
| Production | The production design fails to achieve authenticity, often rendering Siberian settings as generic or nonsensical recreations. | |
| Acting | Opinions on Keanu Reeves' performance are polarized: some see a competent, enigmatic lead anchoring a quiet drama, while others view his portrayal as wooden and detached. | |
| Originality | The film's tone is divisive; viewers expecting a high-octane thriller in the vein of 'John Wick' are uniformly disappointed, while others argue it is a meditative character study that requires specific expectations to be appreciated. |