Critics must be blinded by Mr. Crowe's stardom

Rating: 1/10 (20 June 2015)

This is a made-for-TV quality movie with B actors being poorly directed. Mr. Crowe seems to be the only one who has graduated from acting school. The disastrous cinematography combined with god-awful set design make this unbearable film seem more appropriate for the (very) small screen. The script is as ineptly written as the farcical faces Olga Kurylenko makes in her daft attempt at acting. It is incomprehensible to see so many positive reviews of this paint-by-the-numbers production. The complete issue of not addressing the true horrors of the happenings in the Turkish portion of the First World War will be missed by most who watch this production. While there are indeed a few emotive and very ably shot scenes that pull at one's heart strings, the overwhelming sense left to the viewer is to want more of it rather than rushing off to fill the screen with on location eye candy.