Every country has its share of gangsters, sadly, but in Russia there's a criminal elite that first robbed the old Soviet state, and is now tightly emeshed with the new one. This should make for an interesting drama; but unfortunately, 'McMafia' isn't quite it. Firstly, its a tale of international drug smuggling, in glamorous locations, but there's not much detail in its portrait of Russian politics, which I might have found more interesting. Secondly, the idea of the quiet respectable gangster, who loves his beautiful family, and has others do his dirty work for him, is all very well, but when every character fits the same archetype it makes for a flat story Thirdly, the hero - a suppodesly clean banker who is drawn into the dark web of his criminal family - is unconvincing - we need to believe in his purity before he goes over to the dark side. Overall, this didn't come to life for me - a shame given the potential of the scenario.
Review of McMafia
