Storyline
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
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Cast
James Cromwell, Rade Serbedzija, Tamer Hassan, Christian Bale, Tom Hollander, Oscar Isaac, Jean Reno, Igal Naor, Stewart Scudamore, Alicia Borrachero, Michael Stahl-David, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Armin Amiri, Abel Folk, Roman Mitichyan, Angela Sarafyan, Kevork Malikyan, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Andrew Tarbet, Charlotte Le Bon, Aharon Ipalé, Numan Acar, Aaron Neil, Àlex Maruny, Marwan Kenzari, Anthony Rotsa, Milene Mayer, Lucía Zorrilla, Shnorhk Sargsyan, James Chanos
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Reviews
60
There’s something rather dusty about The Promise as George pushes his characters through a string of soapy machinations that feel incredibly familiar.
58
The Film Stage
If George set his sights on capturing the effects of this tragic stain in history rather than love-making, we might have gotten a drama worthy of the talent involved.
50
The event-stuffed screenplay seems frightened of the running time associated with historical romances, though, excising any occasion for reflection or distraction; as a result, the picture moves with a mechanical predictability that would be considerably more annoying with a less watchable cast in front of us.
50
The Promise, despite its battles, its vivid recreation of the last days of Constantinople (renamed Istanbul), its historical sweep,despite a very good cast, never feels “epic” and rarely do its romantically drawn characters draw us into their romance and their tragedy.
40
Terry George buries a worthy subject in a stuffy story of unrequited love and selfless heroism that gives off a strong scent of mustiness.
