Gorky Park (1983)★ 6.2/10

I thought it was going to be more Russian, but it's a bunch of Brits cosplaying as Russians. After that jarring realization subsided, it turned into a pretty good movie. I enjoyed William Hurt's performance. The femme fatale aspect was nice. I wish there was a bigger twist at the end though.

Bloody This could have been a gripping thriller, yet the film is so draggy, focusing more on romance than mystery. With minimal music throughout, the excerpts from "Swan Lake" that bookend the film stand out as its most memorable flourishes.

The film is a disappointment, stripped of suspense and drained of intrigue despite its strong source material. The espionage elements are almost entirely abandoned, and combined with the slow pacing, the result feels flat and uninvolving.