The Wizard of the Kremlin (15, 152mins)
Verdict: Absorbing political drama
Glenrothan
Verdict: A porridge of cliches
Jude Law wasn’t always an obvious choice to play bellicose, blood-soaked tyrants. But he made a convincing Henry VIII in the 2023 drama Firebrand and now, in the absorbing political thriller The Wizard Of The Kremlin, he stars as Vladimir Putin, less gouty than Henry, and less prone to executing wives, but no less monstrous.
Adapted by the French director Olivier Assayas from
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