That was an excellent one.

Sadly Over-hyped

Excellent film with a gripping story!

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

God, this movie sucked.Sean Connery walks through the film acting like he believes in the terrible script. Michelle Pfieffer stinks, especially her dippy Russian accent (sometimes she says "him", sometimes she says "heem"). Roy Scheider proves that he isn't bothered by having to spout vulgarity every five seconds. And the rest of the cast -- well, who the hell cares?Question to director Fred Schepisi, Shapiro, Spaghetti, whatever.... Didn't you think the theme music would get just a little bit ANNOYING if you played it constantly during the film's duration? Let me answer that question for you: NO! DUH! So much for director Fred Scampi.The kind of flick they play on airplanes so you'll fall asleep and keep your mouth shut until landing.

I read John LeCarre's book and I never thought a movie version could be as boring, but somehow, it was.Sean Connery is expectedly appealing, but one can tell he only did this movie so he could get a free trip to Russia. Michelle Pfeiffer is cute, though she appears to have bitten off more than she can chew here. Nice Russian cityscapes, but the musical soundtrack drones on endlessly in the background. It would be difficult to recommend this film over LeCarre's novel - both are convoluted. One of those flicks where you can fall asleep for 10 minutes and then wake up with the feeling that you haven't missed anything. Snooze City.

Directed by Fred Schepisi, "The Russia House" should be more like "The Russia Bore". It is a failure of a story with ultra-slow pacing and devoid of needed tension. I seem to recall this coming to the theater and reading a drubbing by critics at the time. That drubbing is likely warranted. The only redeeming factor here in a small way is the inter-cut and backdrop shots of Moscow and Leningrad. It feels much like a travelogue, and although dated over 20 years ago, has a historical and almost rustic feel. But this isn't nearly enough. Some other problems are the complete lack of romance/chemistry between Michelle Pheiffer and Connery, easily old enough to be her Father. The whole espionage vantage feels punch-less. And the music is monotonous and tacky. Can't recommend it, although there are certainly worse movies out there. 5/10

for me,this adaptation of A John le Carr'e novel is nothing spectacular.in fact,i found it boring and hard to follow.plus,i didn't find any of the character compelling.and there were many predictable moments as well.i will say though that Michele Pfeiffer was convincing as a Russian woman.she had the accent down pat,as far as i could tell.and there were some nice shots of Russian buildings.some of the old buildings are quite magnificent to behold.unfortunately,none of the above is the reason i wanted to watch the movie.i just wanted it end,but i went on and on.and on.anyway,my vote for the Russia House is a 5/10