Rasputin was a sex maniac that worked his way into power by seducing everyone around him - both prostitutes and Royals, both men and women. So, when I hear 'HBO and Rasputin', I expect a certain level of debauchery and reality.
Instead, I got 'an artistic vision' - save it. Of coarse, it was ok to show about 20 murders in the film, but no sex and nudity. Next time I watch a Rasputin story by a cable network, I'll read the IMDB parental advisories first.
I've said this in other reviews and I'll say it again here - we need LESS gratuitous violence and subtle sexuality, and MORE gratuitous sex and subtle violence.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 1/1 Casting - 1/1 Directing - 0.5/1 Story - 1/1 Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1
Total Base Score = 4
Modifiers (+ or -): Standout Performances: 1 ( Alan Rickman )
Total RealReview Rating: 5
Instead, I got 'an artistic vision' - save it. Of coarse, it was ok to show about 20 murders in the film, but no sex and nudity. Next time I watch a Rasputin story by a cable network, I'll read the IMDB parental advisories first.
I've said this in other reviews and I'll say it again here - we need LESS gratuitous violence and subtle sexuality, and MORE gratuitous sex and subtle violence.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 1/1 Casting - 1/1 Directing - 0.5/1 Story - 1/1 Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1
Total Base Score = 4
Modifiers (+ or -): Standout Performances: 1 ( Alan Rickman )
Total RealReview Rating: 5