When I saw the wonderful news that this amazing well crafted dark comedy has finally arrived on Netflix I was jumping on my couch and screaming thank you God, and also Shivakanmini Somakandakram, The League check it out on Hulu. And now that is film is out on Netflix I as my sworn duty man of recommending great films, to review this movie. The movie I'm referring to is The Death of Stalin, a great politic dark/satire about what happens when the second worst dictator in history suddenly dies, and who will be the one to win the future of the Soviet Union and who will be the one to dig his own grave.
Set in the year 1953, Soviet Union after a night of drinking and watching old John Wayne movies. Dictator Joseph Stalin mysteriously dies, now major players of the Soviet politics are in chaotic tensions. With acting General Secretary (Jeffery Tambor) Georgi Malenkov is needed to take his place despite note sure of it, Stalin's main architect of terror Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale) encourages him to take the leadership even though using Malenkov as puppet so Beria can succeeds in his goals. Political head Nikita Krushchev (Steve Buscemi) doesn't like the fact that Beria is using Malenkov for his personal uses. Now with Stalin's funeral almost near, Krushchev develops a plan that will change the course of history and the future of Russia.
A lot of people don't know the work of writer and director of the movie Armando Iannucci, he's well know for making ground breaking political satire's like as a ton of people well know like a certain HBO show Veep, but what got him huge success was his British version to Veep, The Thick of It for which starred the Twelfth Doctor himself Peter Capaldi, than later used Capaldi's character for his amazing movie In The Loop. So that was short bio of Iannucci's work let's talk about his well crafted film and why everyone on Netflix needs to see it. What really makes this film great in essence is the fact that a lot of the comedy work goes through the time and life of living in Soviet Union and wherever you go or say people are basically concerned if you said the write thing or the wrong thing, furthermore I think that's what makes this film funny is the fact that everyone is living in terror of Stalin's reign but yet too afraid to say the right or wrong answer. The entire cast in the movie makes this film great as well, now I know actor Jeffery Tambor is or still is in trouble for sexual allegation again I'm not quite sure if he still is, but to be honest I thought he does a great job playing a politician whose clearly a weak man when it comes to political power furthermore has has no idea what's currently happening in the term of events especially when he's being used. Simon Russell Beale does a tremendous job playing the wicked and dangerous Beria, who becomes extremely out of control once Stalin dies, though I should comment that Beale's character is by far scarier historical figure than Hitler and Stalin. Steve Buscemi is what makes this film amazing, moreover does a great job playing Krushchev and also if you haven't seen movies like Fargo, Reservoir Dogs or The Big Lebowski than your missing out, but bottom Buscemi does a great job with a lot of the dramatization of the movie as well. Even Jason Isaacs does a great job as well, I remember him first seeing him in the theaters as villain British soldier in the Patriot, and so in this he does great playing a bad ass like character but has a great blend of comedic work as well. So look, since we're all in contamination due to the madness that's happening right now. I'd suggest taking the time you have, and watch this great political satire.
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