The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment (1999)

Disturbing yet enthralling

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The acting in this movie is really good.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Greetings from Lithania."The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" (1999) is a very simple movie, but a very good one at the same time. The story here is crystal clear, but it is the good script, great acting by Mikhail Ulyanov and crystal clear directing what makes this movie work. It is a very "local" story, but it could have been anywhere in a world, the story here is universal, far by any moons from anything original, but its a good movie making what is the most important, and "The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" has one.Overall, "The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" is a simple yet very good movie. It is highly involving and crystal clear story. Very good movie all around.

This movie is not just about a story line or suspense thriller filled with twists and turns.Its about an old man to whom her grand daughter is everything. It makes you feel the emotional attachment and strong bonding between an old man and her innocent grand daughter.It shows when the person you love the most gets hurt how it affects you.You try to get justice in every possible means but fail in every measure.The only option left is nothing but to do something on your own.Brutal crimes like rape leaves victim in trauma for whole life. And when such thing happens with the person you love the most it naturally hurts you more mentally.Same happens with the man whose grand daughter,a young innocent teenager gets gang raped by 3 drunkards and perverts. Trying hard to resort to judicious measures to put accused behind bars he fails and thus decides to teach them a lesson on his own.The old man himself being a sharp shooter starts taking revenge targeting private parts of the rapists(not to kill them) so that those perverts could never do such crime again.In conclusion i want to say that when one's loved one is a victim of such a heinous crime and when all police and judicial measures fail to provide you justice you have to do something even if it is against law.You cant leave everything on God that those who steel,murder or rape will be punished by him some day in some way.Remember God helps those who help themselves.This shows a love of an old man for her innocent grandchild.This movie left me in tears.Mikhail Ulyanov's acting as old man will move you and her grand daughter innocent acting will surely leave you in tears.This is the first Russian movie i watched and recommend it to all others if you love some one more than your own life.

In answer of the previous comment I'd like to say that the movie doesn't want to be exciting with mysteries like some thriller-kind films.The idea is to make you feel like the main character (the shooter obviously) and to pick a side in the conflict-would you sit and watch like the tabla-players or you are gonna take the justice in your own hands and give retribution and a bit vengeance of course.My point is that the movie (my opinion) wants not to be interesting with some scenes of complicated events,but with the emotional side of what's happen.Because to start a war against the chief of the Russian Police Department is kinda risky and dangerous,but in this situation the old sharpshooter doesn't have any other choice. The defending of the family's honor needs extreme actions,actions who none wouldn't even think to do against such overwhelming mass of corrupted police mans.But it's true thats the situation in many countries that had left the Soviet Union (1989-1991 hope I'm not wrong for the period of the breaking down) .In the end i'm gonna finish with something in my style--> If someone close to you gets hurt,would you sit and watch or you're gonna act like a man(just phrase woman can do the same brave thing :) )

As the summary already said, this movie has a typical post-soviet storyline. So, if you expect an original plot you will be disappointed eventually. The plot as well as character development is pretty simple. Many scenes are set way to obvious, so that you're able to guess what's going to happen next. This, of course, makes the movie less exciting than it could be.However, there are things I really liked about this movie. I think that the actor who played the granddad was great. You really believe him, you feel what he feels and you will be surprised how much strength this old man can bring up and how determine he is seeking for justice. That's all this movie delivers. It's simple and entertaining, definitely worth watching, there's just nothing special about it...