Movie 2007.06.27 - The Suit

Movie is about three adolescent bums and a Gucci suit and how it changed their lives. Interesting premise, but very badly fleshed out. The actions of the youngsters are brash, brazen, cocky, and juvenile for no reason at all. Maybe that's how typical youngsters behave in Russia. To buy that suit, they resorted to washing cars, stealing beer to sell, raiding an arcade place, etc. When these didn't work, they simply walked into the store and snatched it from the customer who was about to buy it. The three take turns wearing the suit, and every time they put it own, they sort of take on a different personal, allowing them to live out their fantasy or help them deal with certain hardships they're experiencing.

Aleksandr Yatsenko plays Peaky, whose Mom is delusional and whose Dad abandoned them. He managed to find his Dad, only to find him leaving on a ship the very next morning. Artur Povolotsky plays Geka, whose Dad runs a photo studio. His Dad recently married a young, sexy, flirty woman (Asya), bringing tensions into the household. Later, Geka was accused of knifing and raping Asya, and was thrown into jail. Apparently, his Dad did it. Asya offered herself to the investigating police office in order to secure Geka's release, then she skipped town. The most tragic of them all is Dumbo, played by Ivan Kokorin. He falls in love with the lady at the fish store, so he applies as a storehand to get close to her. To thwart off an insistent rich suitor, the lady makes Dumbo her boyfriend, and Dumbo happily plays along. Angered, the guy shoved a knife into Dumbo when they were alone and pushed him into the sea.

In the final scene of the movie, Peaky and Geka pack their bags and leave town, leaving the Gucci suit with the village fool.