Foreign critics praised the Hollywood film Nikita Efremov “Tetris”

MOSCOW, March 17 – RIA Novosti. The first reviews of the movie “Tetris”, in which he starred with Nikita Efremov and Taron Egerton, appeared on the Web. The cassette has a high rating on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes—83 percent, which is exposed Based on 23 critical reviews.

Efremov played the Soviet programmer Alexei Pajitnov. He created the iconic puzzle in the mid-1980s. The plot focuses on the story of how Dutch video game designer Hank Rogers (Egerton) tried to get the rights to Tetris.

“The tape is almost two hours long, and despite such timing, its plot is refreshing – it’s self-sufficient and dynamic and not bloated like some 10-episode projects.” speaks Benjamin Lee of The Guardian.

“Director John C. Baird uses a complex struggle for gaming licenses to create a robust and sometimes hilarious drama about capitalism, intellectual property, and the specter of the fall of the Soviet Union.” divided Lovia Gjarkje of The Hollywood Reporter.

Simon Abrams of The Wrap is also among those who disliked the tape. According to him, filmmakers decided with the tone of the piece. He believes that “Tetris” “bombards audiences with references to retro pop culture, Cold War clichés, and doesn’t slow the pace of showing human emotions hidden behind descriptive dialogue and tearfulness.”

The premiere of “Tetris” was held at the American festival SXSW. The movie will air on Apple TV+ on March 31.

Nikita Efremov is Mikhail’s son and Oleg Efremov’s grandson. Viewers know him from “Patient Zero”, “Good Guy”, “Summer”, “Thaw”, “London” and many other projects.

Earlier, the first reviews of the film with Keanu Reeves “John Wick 4” appeared on the Web: critics said why they should watch the sequel to the famous franchise about a lone mercenary whose dog was killed. The dog was given to him by his wife shortly before his death. Movie directed by John Stahelski. He was Keanu Reeves’ stunt double on the set of The Matrix.