Russian Doll

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2002 Filmcritic.com

See Matrix bad guy Hugo Weaving play a loveable schlub in Russian Doll, featuring Weaving as an Aussie P.I. who agrees to marry his best friend's Russian mistress so she can stay in the country indefinitely. Sound like a recipe for disaster? Surprisingly, Russian Doll is short on the hijinks you might expect from this genre, focusing more on the quaint romance that develops (of course) and the mild culture clash between the two conspirators. Generally amusing.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Stavros Kazantzidis
  • Producer: Allanah Zitserman
  • Screenwriter: Stavros Kazantzidis, Allanah Zitserman
  • Stars: Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Rebecca Frith, Sacha Horler, Helen Dallimore, Natalia Novikova
  • MPAA Rating: R