As first-time director Filipp Yankovsky explains it, the idea behind the making of "V dvizhenii" (In Motion) is that each generation needs its own epoch-movie - a movie that reflects the efforts, the concerns and the life perception of its inhabitants. Apparently, Yankovsky, the son of a well-known Russian actor, decided that he and his generation were in need of just that: a cinematic reflection. And as a model for the task, he used Federico Fellini's magnificent "La Dolce Vita" and rerouted it to modern-day Russia.

Roughly tracing the outlines of the 40-year-old script, the story revolves around Guriev (Konstantin Khabensky), an in-demand, playboy Moscow journalist. Guriev has all the necessary contacts with high-placed people, he's got plenty of money, he visits and lives in extravagant apartments and dachas, and gets caught up in lots of "great intrigues." Guriev likes drinking, going to clubs and having adulterous affairs - he's gallant and witty with pretty women. In fact, he's a real expert at breaking women's hearts, especially his wife's. At the same time, not everyone around him is as coarse as he is; there is kindness, like in his photographer (played by singer Lena Perova). And even he gets a soft spot in the end.

"V dvizhenii" is not a great example of the much-talked-about "Russian revival in cinema." However, although it's not especially revealing or important, I have to admit that the images and reconstructions of the heroes are actually quite recognizable and the purely technical side of the movie is well done. But in contrast to Fellini's masterpiece, "V dvizhenii" lacks the necessary intensity of feelings. Instead, it turns out to be little more than just a film about this generation or - even worse - a movie for them, an in-crowd piece made about friends and for them, with Guriev as a sort of hero of the times, fast-living, not looking back, constantly moving. So, in the end, this is a movie for either those who it's about or those who know nothing about this kind of life.