It was great. Best part of the movie. All the stock footage of the Soviet Union and soundbites from news stories. But what did it have to do with anything in the movie? Okay, so there's the Russian Mafia. What does that have to do with anything about the Jackal?
shareIt doesn't, it just shows that since the fall of the Soviet Union, relations with the West has improved. Relating to the fact that now both an American FBI agent (along with a Irish IRA man) and a Russian MDV have to work together for the common cause - hunting the Jackal.
shareJust back story. The Russian Mafia is the one who hired the Jackal, after all.
"You are, in your own idiom, a punk - and a second-rate punk at that!"
And speaking to movie making...
The point is to make something interesting and forgettable that sets the tone for the film, while crediting the people who are in it and made it.
The art of credits is at full display here.
Awesome opening to the movie. Bottom line. The theme of the credits is to set the tone!
give a background of how the Russian mob was given a place in post-Communist Russia to flourish. I thought it was the best part of the movie.
When you get to hell, tell them Itchy sent ya.