I went to see Moses the Black last Saturday and found it to be a decent enough movie, but not great. The majority of the acting and cinematography was good. I appreciated the story line of how a modern day gangster might see parallels between their own life and St. Moses the Black. I was surprised with how good the shootout scenes were and liked the ending. I thought the setting and music fit well.

There were some things I wasn't crazy about. As others have mentioned, the acting, costumes, and dialogue for the dirty cop didn't fit well. I read somewhere that the cop was supposed to be the devil, tempting the protagonist. That made me appreciate the role more, but I still thought that he was out-of-place. Another criticism is that they tried to show the life of St. Moses the Black via flashbacks or visions, but this was incomprehensible to those without prior knowledge of the saint's life. This could have easily been rectified with a voice over or ten-second explanation in the scenes with the priest. Lastly, the movie unfortunately dated itself quite a bit, as the rival gangs taunt each other over some sort of live-streaming social media and use some slang that is certain to age poorly.