Eve Tushnet The American Conservative Aug 7, 2018

A twisty, propulsive movie... sort of reminiscent of the Moscow Noir collection, really.

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Feb 24, 2012 C

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Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Mar 9, 2006 2/5

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 24, 2005 2/5

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Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Apr 2, 2004 2/4

The filmmakers would have been better off with a more direct, linear story line that might have allowed for some real character development.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 30, 2004 C

A criminally unimaginative gangster story based on the life of notorious high-roller billionaire entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky.

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Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Jan 6, 2004 3/4

The combination of arresting melodrama and eye-opening editorial commentary really works.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Nov 11, 2003 C+

Wants to be a Russian version of 'Citizen Kane,' but it's more like 'Mr. Arkadin'...a film of modest accomplishment and equally modest interest.

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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com Nov 7, 2003 3/5

It's worth watching to see Plato grow into his power.

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Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News Nov 6, 2003 C+

The movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative sometimes works against it, and a lack of coherence is often frustrating. Despite this, Tycoon does land a few punches while telling a story that is distinctly Russian.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Sep 29, 2003 2/4

Taking cues from Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in America and GoodFellas, this Russian mob film is, frankly, not tall enough to get on the ride with the big boys.

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G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Sep 26, 2003 2/4

Although Lounguine has a lot to say about Russia's struggle in its transition to global capitalism, his film is strangely uninvolving, lacking dramatic sweep.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Sep 12, 2003 2.5/4

The movie is handicapped by a jittery editing style that prevents us from getting involved in the flow of the narrative.

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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Sep 11, 2003 3.5/4

A meaty, well-crafted thriller that absorbs and disturbs you from first frame to last.

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press Sep 5, 2003 3/4

What's fascinating is that, even in the absence of sympathetic characters, Tycoon sucks you into a world of power where politics and business are the same thing.

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Michael Booth Denver Post Sep 5, 2003 2.5/4

The combination of historical sweep and the need to read subtitles doesn't allow for the kind of subtle character portrayal that made the Godfather series, but Mashkov is a major force as Platon.

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Damon Smith Boston Globe Aug 22, 2003 2.5/4

An uneven political thriller that suffers mostly from a highly convoluted story line.

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Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews Aug 20, 2003 C

structured like "Citizen Kane" but never gets into the heart and mind of its protagonist

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Aug 8, 2003 3/5

Evokes a melancholy awareness of the seemingly eternal exploitation and impoverishment of the Russian people.

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