Lack of good storyline.

Fantastic!

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

First things first, I understand/speak Armenian and even though the movie was made by Armenians the subtitles were wrong most of the time. Not recommended if you do not speak Armenian.The jokes were only funny if you are Armenian and know the stereotypes of the villagers in Armenia. They played with the stereotypes wonderfully, even if they exaggerated a bit. Again, as an Armenian speaking person i found this movie very funny and a really good watch. To add, most of my Armenian speaking friends and relatives have seen this film and they also loved it. You see where i'm going with this? its only funny to Armenians, and i'm sure that is who they were targeting. Let me help you understand a few scenes that can seem strange to non- Armenians: *Spoiler Alert*"You mean Glendale": When Jamie Kennedy says this line he is referencing Glendale, CA. Glendale is like a little Armenia. Most Hollywood types reference Glendale when speaking about Armenians because, if you didn't know, Glendale is in Los Angeles, and only a couple miles from Hollywood. The Kidnapping scene: The scene where the two guys kidnap Ani is a literal translation of "axchik paxtsanel" which translates to kidnapping a girl. but Armenians say "axchik paxtsanel" for eloping. so that scene was a literal translation of that common Armenian phrase, thus it was funny. The head smacks: many people in this movie get smacked in the head for saying stupid things. this is very common in Armenian culture, its essentially a sign from an elder that you are out of line. CONCLUSION: Overall i found this movie very funny, especially since i know a few of the actors personally having grown up in the same city as them, Glendale. If you speak Armenian it is definitely worth a watch. If you don't, i don't suggest it. 8/10

There were times I didn't like this movie. It moves very slowly and the story is a far fetched. But I can't help but like it. I kept cheering for the two leads to get together even though the whole thing seemed silly. Some of the characters were amazingly one dimensional, (Tahn, Buldo and George) and some of the villagers seemed unrealistic, PLUS, the whole kidnapping/rescue thing was ridiculous.....But I could put up with it for the scene of them getting together.Ended well, enjoyable, moves slowly, but eventually worth it. The girl is the movie.

This movie occurs for the most part in Armenia and in Armenian, so subtitles are a given. I have no idea how realistic Armenian village life is portrayed, or how serious the threats that exist in border areas, but it is at least as plausible as the nonsense that the big budget Hollywood movies routinely dish up.All that aside, the movie engaged me from the very beginning, with characters who were not only driving the movie forward, but who had clear motivations for their actions. Although the plot line was simple enough, it was the characters that made the movie more than watchable. I will also add a special mention for the music, which was neither too little nor too much, and reinforced the point that in the movie, America is a distant land. It is not a criticism of the movie, but at its conclusion I was left with a feeling that there ought to be a novel on which the movie was based (or vice versa) which would go into more detail on the political and culture issues that were only hinted at.Overall, nicely done, and, of course, Angela Sarafyan as Ani is perfectly lovely.

Okay, the movie was amazing in its parts about Armenian culture and it was shockingly true and funny at the same time. I am also very happy to see many actors from different nationalities here. So its not some stupid Americans depicting a foreigner and looking foolish. Anyhow, I really enjoyed most of the movie except for two parts that made me uncomfortable and a little irritated at the same time. The first part is the American actors in here. It might be funny but the characters were very obnoxious and for me they were the main reason why I am not giving this movie a 10! Very rude and stereotypical American tourist characters. Even when the tourist was in Armenia, he was very irritating to watch. Not funny at all! The second part which made me very uncomfortable was "Ani's" comments about fighting Muslim countries! That was very rude in addition to depicting Azerbaijanis as rapists and bad people. The movie is great but this part is very wrong and racist against Azerbaijan and Turkey! Unacceptable at all!