Given that when "Gorky Park" was released, we were still in the midst of the Cold War - especially since Reagan had escalated it - it's amazing that an American movie could be set in Moscow and portray Russians as normal people (especially in what looks like midwinter). If only the usually dependable William Hurt had done a better job with the role. Incapable of a believable Russian accent, he makes the whole movie seem kind of silly. Still, it's impossible for the viewer not to get drawn into the intrigue involving the Soviet bureaucracy. The better actor in the movie is Lee Marvin as the American with his own mysterious agenda. This movie is worth seeing, even if the acting isn't top-notch. Also starring Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, Joanna Pacula, Richard Griffiths and Ian McDiarmid (that's right, the guy from "Star Wars" episodes 1-3).
Review of Gorky Park
