Respected for his results but resented for his methods, he is a renegade who works best alone. Petersburg police department’s Major Crimes division, and his reputation for breaking rules in order to catch bad guys precedes him. Major Grom is a no-nonsense detective in the St. It has been a tumultuous production and whether keeping it Russian was a smart move or not isn’t clear, and the fact that it is best viewed with subtitles gives a somewhat misleading perception of prestige. That is to say that style is given preference over substance and characters’ actions may be meaningless provided they looks flashy.īased on the Russian comic book of the same name, the film marks Major Grom’s feature-length debut and following a 30-minute short, an English language teaser, and early flirtations with American studios, its makers chose to keep it Russian. And while it might merely be a prelude to establish the film’s tone, it inadvertently reveals all there is to know about what’s to follow. Major Grom: Plague Doctor hits the ground running with an exciting chase sequence whereby our titular hero, Major Grom, is chasing bank robbers through the streets of Saint Petersburg.
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