Reviews & Quotes

"The season's first must-see film for adults!" Viggo Mortensen gives an amazing performance."

"A murder mystery thriller meets Russian 'Godfather.' Genre-busting."

"A masterful thriller! Exhilirating. Viggo Mortensen gives a remarkable performance."

"A rare kind of mystery! Reverberates long after it ends."

"4 stars! Certain to become a classic! 'Eastern Promises' will take your breath away."

"Thoroughly entertaining."

"Godfather-like tension. Viggo Mortensen delivers yet another startling performance, stunning in its intensity."

"David Cronenberg creates a feeling of controlled fury that might explode at any moment!"

"An unusually strong crime thriller. Naomi Watts is excellent."

"4 stars. Extraordinary. At a time when movie 'fight scenes' are as routine as the dances in musicals, Viggo Mortensen engages in a fight in this film that sets the same kind of standard that The French Connection set for chases. Years from now, it will be referred to as a benchmark."

"Grade A! Spellbinding! Viggo Mortensen triumphs. To the short list of directors who have made the greatest gangster films of our time, Francis Coppola (The Godfather) and Martin Scorsese (GoodFellas), we can now add David Cronenberg."

"Viggo Mortenson burns a hole in the screen. A performance of almost unbearable tension. The fight scene, set in a Russian steambath, is an instant movie classic."

"A marvelous film! Viggo Mortensen's performance is flat-out brilliant. And the supporting cast's work amounts to a festival of fine acting."

"Masterful! David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation."

"…likely to stay in your head for a long time."

"The suspense builds to almost unbearable levels! This is Viggo Mortensen's best and richest performance. Director David Cronenberg subverts genre expectations with every plot twist."

"4 stars! A mesmerizing new thriller! Viggo Mortensen dares you to take your eyes off of him."

"Expertly realized."

"Eastern Promises sports its share of twists and turns. Viggo Mortensen gives yet another fantastic performance."

"Mesmerizing! If you are drawn to taut thrillers with fascinating characters portrayed skillfully, 'Eastern Promises' is just the ticket! Provocative and engrossing with an intriguing twist. Gripping."

"A shocking, satisfying thriller!"

"Director David Cronenberg provides thrills galore. Excellent. A taut film."

"A mesmerizing power-punch thriller! Director David Cronenberg is a visionary! The bathhouse fight is a showstopper! 'Eastern Promises' is Viggo Mortensen's tour de force. Naomi Watts is extraordinary."

"4 stars! One of the highlights of the year!"

"Full of tremendous performances. (2) The fight scene with Viggo Mortensen in the steam bath … is like nothing you've seen before." (1)

"Critic's choice! An affecting and multilayered crime drama from maverick director David Cronenberg."

"Seductive. Unpeels like an onion, with double crosses and deceptions."

"Director David Cronenberg ratchets up the tension. Holds you in an increasingly tight grip! Breathtakingly human."