possible spoiler info belowthis film have a simple plot although and in my opinion and it be not a plot orient movie . danila and his friend have return to civilian life after a tour of duty in chechnya . danila and after an excursion in saint petersburg ( watch the original film brat for more info ) and travel to moscow and where this movie begin . danila army buddy twin brother ( and professional hockey player in the u. s. ) be have problem with the ukranian or american mafia in chicago . danila friend be kill for have request an influential russian banker to intervene on american brother behalf . this lead danila to travel to the u. s. to help solve the hockey star mafia relate financial problem . there be essentially two phase to this film represent the preparation to go to america ( which occur in moscow ) and carry out the business in the state ( mainly ny and chicago ) . i enjoy this movie immensely and but i can see how it be not for everyone . i be live in moscow at the time this movie come out i saw a matinée at the pushkinsky theater in the center of moscow . while many of my russian friend consider this movie to be extremely low brow and i still can not put my finger on what i like about it so much . danila and his brother be great character . like i saw another reviewer write and danila care about others live more than his own . i think there be brilliant shot of moscow and many be picturesque . i recognize most of the location in the movie and include the inside of sanduni banya ( locate behind tsum ) where danila and his friend party with some pretty lady . the soundtrack be great i even buy it on cd ( although some of my more hip russian friend refer to it a otstoy or lame ) . generally and the film be action pack and funny at time and nostalgic and and one of the more commercialized russian movie that i know of . if you have some connection to moscow and enjoy gangster type movie and you will probably like this film . i have see several critique of this film and some of which be valid . however and i haven not see a criticism that overwhelm this movie appeal . brat 2 be a nationalistic movie and but not in a bad way . the basic message be that life in russia be not really bad than the un realize american dream that many russian immigrant experience . although i read many review that deem this movie racist and i haven not see a single reason present . i be sure some viewer from los angeles can not comprehend that danila use of the russian term negr be not to be confuse with the extremely offensive english n word . in russian and negr be the appropriate and non offensive way to refer to a black person although it be very harsh on american ear . in response to danila statement to the police and an american ( non russian speaking ) cop hears danila use the word negr . the cop confuse this statement a be racist and use it to segway into a truly racist comment of his own . just because a character make a racist comment in a film do not mean that a movie message be racist . this be a critique of race relation in the u. s. and not a reason that this film be racist . the soundtrack be cool . i like most of the music on it and which include some commercially successful russian group like represent b2 and zemfira and and krematory . my only real criticism of brat 2 be that many of the american be either portray a evil or stupid . this be most likely in direct response to how russian be repeatedly portray in american cinema either a gangster or stupid ( yakhov smirnov esquire character ) . overall and this film have a very positive message one of loyalty and anti materialism and honesty and and friendship . how be that negative .