KIDNAPPING, CAUCASIAN STYLE is another film featuring Aleksandr Demyanenko's geeky lead character Shurik. The whole plot of this one sees Shurik chasing the girl of his dreams, only to find out that she's involved with some local gangsters, so various comedy scenes ensue. You know the type of humour you'll see here: mistaken identities, slapstick, random interludes with donkeys, athletics, and the like. The acting is exaggerated and the actors mug through a lot of their scenes, but the direction is energetic and the soundtrack a good one that fits the action well. The comedy is quite silly but it did get me laughing a few times. It's perhaps not the funniest Russian comedy I've watched, but it provides an hour and a half of undemanding fun regardless.
Review of Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
