The film opens with a group of skilled firefighters who are attempting to put out a large blaze. The large fire results in the death of one of their fellow team members, leaving the team’s leader, Andrey (Konstantin Khabenskiy), exhausted. After Andrey and his crew return to HQ, they are quickly requested to go back into the field again as many fires continue to burn and many people need rescuing. But before Andrey and his team can go back out to fight a new fire, Andrey is forced to get a replacement member to join his team. At first, he has no desire to gain an additional member, claiming a team of five is good enough, and the recruits around the base are childish and not capable of the danger and risks. But soon, Andrey learns that one of the recruits has been secretly seeing his daughter, and it becomes an easy choice as to which rookie should join his team. Now Andrey will push a young man to take on a real fire and put all his training into play. The question is, can this newly updated team survive their biggest threat yet and try to save those who are in desperate need of a rescue? Fire is an action and drama film that shows firefighters’ heroic daily lives. Andrey’s crew members are all different, with personalities and backgrounds, giving the audience a valid reason to cheer for them during the film. The pacing of this film is awesome, and my investment in the story was solid. Granted, I was a little concerned at the start of the movie, thinking this could be a copy of similar movies, but thankfully once the first act passes and the plot is outlined, there’s a bigger story at play here. At multiple times, this movie surprised me, especially when it related to Andrey’s team members. I generally questioned if they would be successful and each character would survive the large threat they face. For those who are not aware, this was originally filmed in Russian. The Australian DVD release has been dubbed into English with no options to hear the original Russian language or instead use subtitles. Overall, this is a positive survival film that feels very 90s and honourable to firefighters worldwide. The plot feels familiar at first, but thankfully this changes dramatically with its story and even introduces unpredictable moments relating to the danger faced by our leads. Fire is loaded with action and delivers intense moments of drama and suspense. *This review has been written for Sanity. For more reviews from Walkden Entertainment, check out the link here: www.walkdenentertainment.com