The Russian line is totally unbelievable
The whole film looks like a pathetic attempt at settling scores with own teenage years, but the Russian thread is the worst yet. Anyone who ever met Russian American teenagers knows that they are as a rule some of the most ambitious, socially adapted and accomplished kids around. The BS starts with the name (Ivan Cohen? Really? Ever met a Jewish kid named Ivan?!) and it continues from there. The Russian soldier father going back to Russia and leaving behind his military jacket? Why would he take his military jacket emgrating to the US in the first place?! Simply cringeworthy writing.
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