In keeping with the pervasive anti-Russia campaign. The drunken, revengeful, grim-looking Ivan is shown flat and characterless subtly only in dark scenes. Whereas the successful, dapper-looking and clever US agent with angelic girlfriend in toothpaste smile saves the world entire. Had Paul Verhoeven made this film, it would be a satire, then at least still funny. So it is a grotesque and total political fact twisting and actually disgusting.
