Igor Savochkin gives a very good performance in the role of the protagonist, riding that fine line between being blank enough for the viewer to insert themselves into his position, while still remaining his own intriguing and believable character with goals, motivations, thoughts, feelings, and humanity. To begin, PAPERS PLEASE: THE SHORT FILM has many virtues that elevate it to its heights.
I figured most of the game's draw came from actually being involved in the inspections, and while I still think this is true to some small degree, the film does a good job at bringing this video game world into a more cinematic experience. Watch something else instead.Īs a fan of the original game, I put off watching this film for the longest time, due mainly to the fact that I wasn't sure how well this concept could be executed in such a way. This one here could have worked better as part of a full feature film perhaps as the acting and other production values aren't too bad, but as a standalone film I cannot recommend it unfortunately as something is missing in terms of plot and story-telling and it was a negative deal-breaker. Maybe you need to hae played the game this is based on in order to enjoy the movie, but I think it should never be required to have seen or checked out something else, be it a prequel, a game or whatever, in order to appreciate a film. I thought the first part was a bit too long for its own good while the final part had a tocuh of "for the sake of it" to it. Then eventually, there is a big blast at the ending, a major plot twist. First we have all kinds of people asking for permits to stay for a little while and we see the official in charge of accepting pr rejecting these permits. Writer and director is Nikita Ordynskiy and the plot can be summarized quickly. It runs for 11 minutes only and that already includes the closing credits. "Papers, Please: The Short Film" is a Russian Russian-language film released earlier this year (2018) that became an instant hit on Youtube and attracted millions of viewers, probably also because all the subtitles provided.
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