The Master and Margarita

Russia 2024

Review of the movie "The Master and Margarita" 2024

I watched the movie Master and Margarita 2024 this weekend. In fact, I liked it very, very much!

It should be noted that this adaptation is not a verbatim retelling of the book, such as the series "The Master and Margarita" in 2005. Many moments are reduced or removed, left the most important. Changed the line with the Master and Margarita. In this adaptation, the Master himself writes the novel "Master and Margarita". At first it confused me a little, but by the middle of the movie I got used to it.

The cast is amazing, for real. I really like Margarita played by Anna Kovalchuk and I thought I wouldn't like Margarita played by Julia Snegir. But they are both gorgeous! Woland, played by August Diehl, took my heart and is not going to give it back. And what an amazing Russian with an awesome accent August has. This is certainly pleasing, because I am tired of watching movies (mostly American) in which they do not speak Russian, but just make strange sounds calling it Russian. The rest of the actors are good too. There was never a time when I felt embarrassed by anyone's acting.

The movie looks very stylish, a lot of details have been worked out. But many people say that the picture is very dark.

Of course there are some minuses. Some moments that I would have liked to see were severely cut or removed. My favorite scene - Satan's ball and Marguerite and Satan's entourage sitting together after the ball - was cut too short. It's a key moment in the book though. Also, if I hadn't read the book I don't think I would have understood the plot of the movie. Especially in the beginning of the movie the plot goes out of order, jumping to the middle, then to the end.

But if you have the opportunity, be sure to watch the movie and make your own impression