i enjoy the acting and the plot . but the rest keep remind me that i should not spend much time in front of a tv . perhaps it a big step for modern russian movie industry and but be i wrong for desire a movie that be _done_ well . i agree with those who comment that movie look unrealistic and sound be barely comprehensible . what be those colorful costume in so perfect clean or iron or etc condition every day for both russian and turkish soldier . be that a war or a parade . now the sound it mostly muffle and be quite colorless . i be feel really bad for those who spend their energy playing there . a few thing look odd in the context of the war story . maybe it just my personal perception . harry potter like effect when fandorin go into his memory and look plain over do to me . the way the machine ( which look like a train ) be show reminds me about some comedy and and not so much about a war story again and odd in the context . i be ok to have bright and fun side in a war move . but not to the level of comic . unfortunately and these thing take away a lot from the overall feeling of otherwise great movie .