The Death of Stalin

[stuartboy]

Utter shite.

The only film I've ever walked out on twice on two weeks.
Those responsible should be ashamed of themselves.

[raj101]

this looked really bad from the trailer, I was hoping it was just a poor trailer but ...

Russians with American accents was that a kind of running joke?

[stuartboy]

this looked really bad from the trailer, I was hoping it was just a poor trailer but ...

Russians with American accents was that a kind of running joke?

Running joke? Haha. Are you having a laugh? If only.....

[kevinknapman]

Saw this at Odeon Screen Unseen last week and thought it was Armando Iannuci at his finest.

An excellent and frequently laugh out loud script and a fantastic cast including Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Palin, Rupert Friend, Paul Whitehouse, Olga Kurylenko and Paddy Considine (in a decent if small role) make this a must see for fans of The Thick of it and Veep.

Some may find the humour a little too dark at times but Iannucci brings out the inherent absurdity and ruthless back-stabbing of Russian politics brilliantly.
Having the actors keep their own accents may seem an odd choice but it only helps to heighten the absurdity making it even funnier.

A frequently hilarious, deliciously pitch black comedy.
So good I'm seeing it again tomorrow.

[elixir01]

A great satire. I didn't expect to enjoy this film, but several laugh out loud moments and some good performances all round.
6/10

[alythonian]

I saw this today with Sweet Sunday. It was a very clever satire of some truly horrendous events. It was very, very cleverly fine and I dudnt find the accents distracting, I actually found I probably listened more carefully to the dialect rather than filtering out bad accents. Fabulous score too. Not too hard to see this today another country another despot leader....

[Diamond1]

Enjoyed every moment and the dialogue was fantastic. 10 out of 10!