Best movie of this year hands down!

The Worst Film Ever

Overrated

Absolutely Brilliant!

What a touching film! Beautiful acting and cinematography make this a gem. Slow at times but felt like a timeless classic. Strongly recommended. The Ottoman Lieutenant deserves a 9+ score. I'm Turkish but my family are all Orthodox Christians. So I know both worlds and find this film to be highly accurate. Believe it or not these lands support more religious tolerance than trolls claim. These people have never been here nor took any history courses. They can't even review the film but merely act to defile a work of art.

The acting and the cinematography are somewhat lacking but that doesn't seem to be the issue. It slightly grazed the issue of 1915 and is getting the flames because of it. Also there are many people getting their panties in a bunch and calling this a "propaganda" movie. But if you actually pay attention and watch the movie then, you clearly see multiple scenes which show the Turkish disregard for Armenians and there are also multiple scenes where the Turks kill Armenians left and right. So all of these assumptions stem from Lt. Veli(who is the main guy in the romance subplot btw) showing care for the Armenian lives. I am going to ask a simple question. Since when do the main guys in romantic pairings do immoral things? He shows regard because he is the chosen love interest for Lillie.

This movie is a great love story that send the viewer into though times in a tough place. I'm not fan of this genre in general nor did I wanted to comment but it didn't seem fair to not give credit to this decent work nor did it seem right to leave some subjective hateful reviews bury the rating so absurdly . It wasn't biased and gave each party screen time to explain their part of the story, and the timeline history strongly support the major events. Although it shouldn't be confused with a documentary. Every movie need drama enhancing I imagine. But it is done smoothly. The directing was great, the acting was top notch.

Puzzled by the number of bad reviews and one star ratings! This film gets one of my not too frequent tens. Where do we start? The superb performances, especially the incomparable Ben Kingsley... The stunningly beautiful photography... The fascinating locations... The effective dialogue... The realistic recreation of 1914 in both the US and Turkey...There also is an intriguing plot with an unconventional love triangle... It's a war movie, a love story, an historical drama and a travelogue all wrapped to-gether in one very nice package.