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The star of the movie is Alexander Petrov as Merry U. He shades all the most pathos moments of the movie, amusingly flirts with Kira Selezneva, jokes with the rest of the characters and laughs at his every failure. It's best not to expect a strong anti-hero or an interesting villain - it's just an amusingly colorful trickster .

The rest of the characters are also enjoyable and moderately funny. Schoolchildren from 2024 behave like quite ordinary teenagers - constantly joking and commenting on the terrible events no other way than "thrash". The two Seleznevs, younger and older, take on the darker and more thoughtful moments of the movie.

The only problem I had with this is while they tried hard there are still a few moments where the FX should be better.

Other than that everything is quite descent: the acting, the characters, the plot, the sound and visual design.

Going in with no expectations for this particular movie and having an overall low opinion about Russian mainstream movie industry, I was pleasantly entertained and didn't notice how the 2+ hrs ended.

I felel the characters of both main villains are very charismatic, and quite a few of the good guys also were fun to watch, including, but not limited to Kolya and Alisa (and I'm an "original 80's Alisa" fan, so might have been too hostile as well - well I'm not!), I also loved how they left some Easter eggs and connected this piece with other ones from the Universe.

I'm sure there are some plot holes, it's impossible to find a movie without them, but tbh I can't put a finger on'em the way I usually can. Idk, may be I'm just getting stupid or smth.

Anyway, have fun, watch the movie, learn it's message, remember Kir Bulychev, read a book!

The 2024 adaptation of One Hundred Years Ahead is a pleasant surprise, delivering a large-scale and deeply engaging sci-fi story. Rather than just a retelling of Kir Bulychev's classic novel, this film reimagines the narrative with high-stakes time travel, a battle for the future, and emotionally charged character arcs.

The film's biggest strength is its dynamic, gripping storyline, which evokes the feel of iconic sci-fi classics like Terminator. There's a global conflict, paradoxes that threaten history, and heroes struggling to reshape destiny. The characters are well-developed, especially Alice, whose determination to save her mother and rewrite fate adds emotional weight to the plot.

Visually, the film is impressive-its depiction of the future is detailed, the special effects are top-notch, and the space pirate sequences create a thrilling sense of adventure. The time-travel mechanics are handled effectively, and the shifts between past and future add unpredictability to the story.

If anything, the film could have delved deeper into its secondary characters and the scientific aspects of its world, which were a hallmark of the original novel. However, this doesn't detract from its overall impact.

Ultimately, One Hundred Years Ahead is an outstanding sci-fi film that captivates both longtime fans and new audiences. It's a bold attempt to create a modern Russian sci-fi blockbuster with a powerful message about time, responsibility, and the future.

This is not doubt movie that has quality (of some sort at least).

It is dynamic enough (even if lots of scenes are elongated with no reason). It has good enough CGI (even if amount of references/borrows is terrible). It has seed of a descent plot (even if it has almost nothing common with original and, for the sake of truth, originals, both film and book, are for 12 yo).

The main problem, as with almost all other modern russian movies, is, sadly, complete absence of originality. Both inner and outer.

Balding producers and elderly championnesses of morality/patriotism are desperate (and hopeless) to be on the "same wave" as next generation. It could be funny if it wasn't so profane, tasteless and mediocre. They are trying to create culture but completely do not understand neither what they are doing nor that culture changed dramatically over 50 years. The saddest thing is, they refuse to learn "new reality", even if they declare this new reality almost every day over the past few years.

As a result, this movie is for no one. Attempts to be modern are clumsy and at least five years late. Plot turns to be empty and leads nowhere. Instead of bright and inspiring future footage is filled by teen's foolish showdowns. Picture is colorful and smooth but lacks meaning.

Great example of what happens when artwork is started by free creative spirit and finished by high-rank soviet censors (yes, they still exist).

Decent start but horrible ending.

This movie after 30 minutes dramatically evolves from a decent film to a confusing, random, mess. The film definitely had potential and a good base since it's based off an old classic which from what I've heard was superb. However the film just tried too hard to stand out, the designs were over the top and so was the story, too much happening all at once is never the key to a masterpiece of a movie. This movie also had moments where the main character had to stop the scene and explain why and how something happened, goes to shows how confusing and utterly stupid and ridiculous this film is. My recommendation is just to watch the old movie.