The Ottoman Lieutenant

  • 2017


MOVIE IS whitewashing armenian overwrought historical romantic
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36 %
18 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 7
Negative reviews 21
Average Rating 1.9/5
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1.5
Ellie might have traveled halfway around the world to prove that all people deserve equal care, but the dreadfully dull The Ottoman Lieutenant doesnt .. Indie Wire
1.5
Most exasperating of all is that Lillie, whose personal growth is prioritized over the wellbeing of an entire indigenous people, is barely even a char .. Indie Wire
1.0
Unzipping it unleashes at least 100 years of historical and cinematic conformities. Austin Chronicle
2.3
The Ottoman Lieutenant is a war romance wherein the romance isnt made more complex by the war, nor is the war made more complex by the romance. Paste Magazine
1.3
The movies direction, by Joseph Ruben, is as cogent and confidently paced as anything the director of The Stepfather and True Believer has done.Stockw .. Rogerebert
3.0
Joseph Ruben directs this melodramatic romance set in a time and region of the world that is still ridden with the lingering effects of death and dest .. Spirituality And Practice
2.2
So The Ottoman Lieutenant is a deeply flawed film, as both romantic epic and historical commentary. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Courtesy of Paladin Lets say you had to make up a list of historical moments that might serve as grand backdrops for sweeping, old fashioned, Hollywoo .. Village Voice
1.9
Or would, if the simplistic script could manage that simple feat. Rogers Movie Nation
1.3
Aims for the grandeur of Lawrence of Arabia but falls just shy of made for television special. News Day
1.0
One can sense from almost the very beginning how tonally off this would be epic in the grand tradition of The Four Feathers, Lawrence of Arabia and Th .. Film Journal
2.5
It is a shame that the films heroine is so lifeless because Lillie is meant to be inspiring.Hilmar never quite excites. Salon
3.0
And, because it was funded largely by Turkish financiers, it shines a positive light on the country, largely ignoring the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Common Sense Media
2.5
Im sympathetic to the filmmakers whose craftsmanship went into the movie. Absent historical context this would be adequate light far... but the weak s .. Flim Threet
1.3
Grand Anatolian vistas, intended as a sweeping backdrop for the epic historical romance, instead throw the cliche ridden inertness of the drama into s .. Slant Magazine
1.9
It isnt so much a war movie as a melodrama that uses violence as a convenient backdrop for romantic intrigue. Washington Post
1.5
The Ottoman Lieutenant is an overwrought nurse romance merged with a history lesson, a combination that is hard to take as seriously as the film wants .. The New York Times
0.0
In a land on the brink of war, goes the marketing tagline of the odious The Ottoman Lieutenant , the most dangerous place to be is in love..That would .. Flickfilosopher
2.5
The by the numbers story never achieves its aimed for grandeur or intensity, and the striking Turkish locations prove far more interesting than the ch .. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
In the war, the Turks are fighting the Russians, Christians and Muslims are at odds and the Armenian genocide seems to be occurring largely off screen .. Los Angeles Times
1.5
Silly and unconvincing as The Ottoman Lieutenant too often is, its assembly is solidly pro. Variety
3.5
The Ottoman Lieutenant may not thrill or surprise audiences, but it doesnt let them down either. Cleve Land
3.0
The biggest surprise being that it is so satisfying as entertainment, and as an anti war essay. Killer Movie Reviews
1.3
The Ottoman Lieutenant has legitimate production values and some powerful visuals. Chicago Sun Times
2.0
Overall,feels like a first draft that was roughly edited without being reconciledfrom the movie pivoting away from its would be protagonist to telling .. Punch Drunk Critics
3.5
This is fare for the big screen, a movie that may encourage you to look for Hera Hilmar in future movies wherever Amy Adams types are required.Unrated .. Shockya
1.0
Yet what makes the film stink is its whitewashing of Turkeys genocide of the Armenians. What So
1.0
Why doesnt the story go where the drama is, along the escape routes of Armenians fleeing imminent death.That great drama, that great tragedy, is elide .. New City Film
3.5
No subtext is left unspoken as text, and the picture makes no attempt to avoid cliches, nor does it skimp on the action. Sf Weekly
2.0
Film Reviews The Ottoman Lieutenant wanes more than waxes Its wrong to complain about a movie for not being what you want, but its hard to desist with .. Kdhx
2.5
This World War I era love triangle tale is pretty to look at but quickly runs out of gas. Seattle Times
1.0
One is Ismail (Michiel Huisman, Game of Thrones), a dashing Turkish lieutenant; the other is an American doctor (Josh Hartnett).Joseph Rubens romance .. Pgh City Paper



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