This movie is based on one cool gimmick: the Russian vory's culture of tattoos. Great. That too, is only explained in the extras on the DVD, but not clear to film-goer.
Other than that..nothing. The character development remains cliché'd and static throughout the film. The cliché is even unbelievable. No family would really spit in a known killer thug's face.
The point of the movie is: there is a gang of sex traffickers in London from Russia. End of Movie. London is not shown, the Vory's world is claustrophobic and closed..but again, this aspect of exposition is not developed in the film.
However(!), Cronenberg has left room for a sequel, as the movie ends SO abruptly! Again, this is at the viewer's expense, because this movie is so threadbare.
Other than that..nothing. The character development remains cliché'd and static throughout the film. The cliché is even unbelievable. No family would really spit in a known killer thug's face.
The point of the movie is: there is a gang of sex traffickers in London from Russia. End of Movie. London is not shown, the Vory's world is claustrophobic and closed..but again, this aspect of exposition is not developed in the film.
However(!), Cronenberg has left room for a sequel, as the movie ends SO abruptly! Again, this is at the viewer's expense, because this movie is so threadbare.