Eastern Promises Ending...

[Ogata]

This movie was recommended to me here years ago and it popped up on Netflix. I watched it and the movie went by pretty fast despite being almost 2 hours. But I don't get it, the father was arrested but Kiril took over and in the end the main character who was

Spoiler

undercover agent takes over as the head of mafia at the end it seems while sitting alone by himself which makes you wonder what happened to Kiril and also the guy that sit him up

Great movie but left a lot of unanswered questions.

 

[Henry Swanson]

What did you think about Viggo’s balls?

 

[Ogata]

What did you think about Viggo’s balls?

I defocused my eyes when that shit went down brah.

 

[chill doggie]

Great movie with one of the best fight scenes, Cronenberg movies usually leave a lot of stuff ambiguous or inconclusive, I like it to a point, sometimes you have to draw up too much from your imagination but it feels realistic as opposed to over exposition, like you are looking into a window of real events where its not centered about you understating all the underpinnings.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Russian Donnie Brasco.

 

[Cole train]

Great film but was hilarious watching how they depicted "russian criminal culture"

(Mainly how everyone and their mother was thief in law lol)

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Based off a graphic novel too.

William Hurt was great, RIP.

 

[deadshot138]

Based off a graphic novel too.

William Hurt was great, RIP.

 

[Sweater of AV]

I don’t really mind that they never mention what happened to Kirill. Leaves you wondering what Nikolai did with him. Pretty good movie imho.

 

[NoSmilez]

Kirill probably goes back to being a homosexual.

 

[Sobek]

Great movie with one of the best fight scenes, Cronenberg movies usually leave a lot of stuff ambiguous or inconclusive, I like it to a point, sometimes you have to draw up too much from your imagination but it feels realistic as opposed to over exposition, like you are looking into a window of real events where its not centered about you understating all the underpinnings.

There was nothing ambiguous about Viggo's nudity.

 

[Strychnine]

I thought Kirill took over for his dad and Viggo Mortensen was his right hand and thus embedded at the top?

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

I thought Kirill took over for his dad and Viggo Mortensen was his right hand and thus embedded at the top?

Yeah, that was Viggo pitch in the earlier part of the film, that they eventually become bosses with Viggo knowing he can manipulate Kirill

 

[HelloJapan]

I defocused my eyes when that shit went down brah.

Quitter.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I defocused my eyes when that shit went down brah.

You passed the test. You’re straight.

 

[Strychnine]

Yeah, that was Viggo pitch in the earlier part of the film, that they eventually become bosses with Viggo knowing he can manipulate Kirill

Thanks! I thought I'd lost my marbles there for a minute.

 

[Ogata]

Great movie with one of the best fight scenes, Cronenberg movies usually leave a lot of stuff ambiguous or inconclusive, I like it to a point, sometimes you have to draw up too much from your imagination but it feels realistic as opposed to over exposition, like you are looking into a window of real events where its not centered about you understating all the underpinnings.

The ending was too much real life in a sense that there is no sense of victory and even when the movie ends, life goes on as mundane as possible. But we never found out what happened to the evil barber that set up our main guy and no mention what happened to Kirills father or Kiril himself.

I don’t really mind that they never mention what happened to Kirill. Leaves you wondering what Nikolai did with him. Pretty good movie imho.

I was wondering this myself. Did he kill him off screen or was the ending meant that he somehow calls the shot?

Quitter.

Looking forward to being exiled with first class ticket to Scotland.

You passed the test. You’re straight.

Damn straight!

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

If I could pick any movie that needed a sequel and never got one, this would be it.

 

[TheAlliance]

When this film came out it was in the theatres.. apparently that shower scene caused a lot of ppl to walk out lol

I then went to watch it, loved the movie

 

[Leonard Haid]

This movie was recommended to me here years ago and it popped up on Netflix. I watched it and the movie went by pretty fast despite being almost 2 hours. But I don't get it, the father was arrested but Kiril took over and in the end the main character who was

Spoiler

undercover agent takes over as the head of mafia at the end it seems while sitting alone by himself which makes you wonder what happened to Kiril and also the guy that sit him up

Great movie but left a lot of unanswered questions.

It's very common in both books and movies for there to be an open ending, meaning that the reader/viewer is left to draw their own conclusions regarding what happens after the story ends, to imagine the future trajectories of the characters based on clues given about their intentions, personalities, and circumstances. You call it "unanswered questions"; I call it art inspiring imagination and creative thinking.