The Water Diviner

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  • 2015


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$ 38 Million
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Positive Reviews 73
Negative reviews 20
Average Rating 3.0/5
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2.5
Its emotional thrustthe searchis made limp by indiscriminate direction and the kind of quantity over quality mindset that invites tacked on romances a .. Av Club
2.5
It looks like a sweeping historical epic, yet feels most like one when it conveniently blots out the depths of the history Crowe wants to chronicle. We Got This Covered
2.0
The film is at its best when Crowes cameraman Andrew Lesnie is given free rein to capture the sweeping, truly epic vistas of rural Australia and the b .. Austin Chronicle
3.5
There is some jolting 1915 Gallipoli action in Russell Crowes directing debut, but not overmuch. Screen Daily
3.5
Eliza is mentally affected by the loss of her kids and Joshua is wracked with guilt for letting them go and fight in the war.Crowes feature film direc .. ETimes (TOI)
2.5
This feels less like a pop visualization of the oneness of humanity (of the sort that Crowes compatriot Peter Weir managed in so many great films, inc .. Rogerebert
3.0
Of all directors to remind us a relaxed subtlety can be Russell Crowes forte, whod have guessed it would be Russell Crowe Telegraph
2.0
A strong performance by Russell Crowe wasnt enough to save this film about redemption. The Young Folks
2.0
And there is something truly frustrating about that because you can see its appeal. Cinema Blend
2.0
Crowes inclusion of a romantic subplot feels like a big movie stars posturing. Ny Daily News
3.5
Nevertheless, Id still recommend seeing it as its a lavish epic that never fails to entertain, although Id be lying if I said the omissions didnt both .. JoBlo
2.5
2 out of 4 stars Written by Andrew Anastasios and Andrew Knight Directed by Russell Crowe Starring Russell Crowe and Olga Kurylenko Classification 14A .. The Globe And Mail
3.1
After toiling for the likes of Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, and Peter Weir all these years, Crowe takes command of his own camera crews and castmates, mo .. Philly
3.5
Review: Crowe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s feature film directorial debut is an amalgam of two fairly distinct narratives blended together.
3.2
This portion of the film strains to tie up the story threads in a way that audiences will find agreeably uplifting. One Guys Opinion
3.1
The century old open wound of Gallipoli, Australias ill fated entry into World War I, makes a vivid and grim backdrop for Russell Crowes The Water Div .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
10 1 7 / 10 Russell Crowe has enjoyed an acting career filled with varied dramatic demands, yet The Water Diviner marks the first time the star has st .. Blu Ray
4.0
Some formulaic elements creep into the storyprincipally the farmers deepening relationship with a Turkish war widow (Olga Kurylenko) and her moppet so .. Chicago Reader
3.1
The Water Diviner almost succeeds by way of its unfaltering sincerity, but the movie is too unfocusedits narrative components too inconsistentfor it t .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
While the war story aims for epic turf, the love story settles for manipulation. Usa Today
2.0
Russell Crowes first effort as a director provides four movies for the price of one. The Times
3.0
Moving though it sometimes is, the film takes few risks, while the sudden hairpin turn into Hollywood happy ending territory undoes more than a little .. Radio Times
3.0
Again, none of its awful, and if anything, the cinematography alone is worth the price of admission. Screen It
3.0
Crowe is trying to make a David Lean style epic about war, love and loss but the film is too stuttering and melodramatic ever fully to take wing. Independent
3.8
This is one from the heart for Russell Crowe, making an impressive feature directing debut at 51. Rolling Stone
3.8
But its the relatively rare anti war epic that feels more urgent and necessary. The Wrap
3.1
Its filled with battlefield violence, tender machismo and cross cultural romance, much of it quite satisfying. News Day
3.0
On the downside, the director cant resist the temptation to ladle on the melodrama, often to the point of mawkish excess. Film Journal
3.0
While the heartless Brit caricatures may be an accepted genre staple, the smouldering cultural exchanges between a fiftysomething Oz farmer and a wins .. The Guardian
2.0
It is fervent and fanciful, and Crowes own lead performance is self conscious and underpowered. The Guardian
3.0
If it had come across as silly read the tea leaves superstition, something in the vein of an M Night Shyamalan brain bubble, it could have dealt a dea .. The Guardian
3.5
Russell Crowes directorial debut is a solid film about a Australian man (Crowe) who travels to Gallipoli after World War I to find the remains of his .. Az Central
3.0
Like many tough guys, Russell Crowe has a wide sentimental streak. Smh
4.0
In the opening scenes of Russell Crowes The Water Diviner, the Anzacs have already withdrawn from Gallipoli and we are with the Turkish troops, being .. Smh
3.8
With its inspirational feel, the film is also an exemplary if imperfect first feature directing effort by Crowe. Star Tribune
3.0
Looking into the aftermath of World War I, Crowe fashions a sombre, intelligent tale of readjustment and personal healing. Flim List
2.0
It needs to be radical and stand out if it has any chance of lingering in the imagination. Film Inquiry
3.0
Admirably its a film that wants to say deep, sincere things about the pain of war and the need for tolerance but it lacks the details and depths to sa .. Empire
3.0
Characterized by abrupt action beats, Crowes muddled direction lacks pacing; the melodramatic flashbacks of the Gallipoli bloodbath are repetitious. Susang Ranger
2.5
As a director, Mr. Crowes camera meanders all over the place; as an actor, he mumbles and growls his way through the carnage like it was nothing more .. Observer
2.0
Its a distraction from whats already an engrossing tale of grief on both a personal and global scale. Common Sense Media
3.8
Turn one way, and the sea views are stunning: It looks like a great place to build a high end resort.Look the other way, and its absolute desolation, .. Sf Gate
4.0
Russell Crowe, the director outplays the Russell Crowe actor in this film. Book My Show
2.0
Being a psychic, here, lays somewhere between fatherly intuition and boorish over confidence. Time
2.0
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts best film award winner The Water Diviner arrives, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, and it is l .. Boston Herald
2.5
And yet, in straining for the profound, the film ultimately loses its way in a veritable no mans land of ill conceived stylistic choices and narrative .. Slant Magazine
1.5
There may be another reason, but the film doesnt care to explore. The New Indian Express
2.5
Give Russell Crowe points for ambition.The Oscar winning actor keeps upping the ante in his directorial debut, The Water Diviner, tackling a tricky st .. Washington Post
2.5
Connor manages to conquer the hard Australian land and some crusty Turks, even as Mr. Crowes own directorial campaign goes down in defeat. The New York Times
3.0
Sometimes it works but more often it just feels corny and obvious. Express
2.2
A macho melodrama, The Water Diviner lacks any magic with its characters. The Film Stage
2.5
Yet the results are narratively dishonest and emotionally a little cheap. Chicago Tribune
3.1
More to the point, this big, brawny historical drama feels more personal to its maker as both an artist and an Australian.For better and for worse, th .. Boston Globe
3.5
Olga Kurylenko is lovely as Ayshe and is the center of a nice, if unreal, romance across cultural boundaries. Reeling Reviews
3.2
Olga Kurylenko is lovely as Ayshe and is the center of a nice, if unreal, romance across cultural boundaries. Reeling Reviews
3.0
I just wish I could actually believe in the story it wants to tell. Flickfilosopher
3.0
The Water Diviner is loud, brash, emotionally manipulative and occasionally plain ludicrous. The Irish Times
2.5
The pseudo mystical elements never quite connect with Crowes old fashioned, melodramatic storytelling, especially the cheesy romance between Joshua an .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
Russell Crowe directs and stars in a World War I drama about a man traveling through Turkey in search of his missing sons Making his directorial debut .. Hollywood Reporter
2.0
If you cant get enough of this mans torso, his effort may indeed strike you as a little miracle. Standard
3.8
It falls right in line with the epics Crowe has shot for Ridley Scott and Ron Howard, but it also has its own style and momentum. Detroit News
3.0
An often capriciously mixed cocktail of war film and cross cultural family melodrama, The Water Diviner marks an ambitious if emotionally manipulative .. Variety
3.8
This is a story about tough subjects: loss, grief, guilt, and war.It is also about hope, specifically the hope of finding closure in a situation where .. Aisle Seat
3.5
If you have temporarily given up on Australian made cinema, the engrossing family drama The Water Diviner might just change your mind for the better. Herald Sun
2.8
Crowe probably has many years left before he delivers his tour de force, but at least hes given us a tour worth attending. Consequence Of Sound
3.1
Crowe whos acted for Peter Weir and Ridley Scott, some of the best image makers in the business also has a good eye for visuals. Nj
2.0
Crowe has certainly not embarrassed himself with this outing, proving to be an accomplished piece of filmmaking just not a particularly special one. Hey U Guys
3.1
So The Water Diviner has much it needs to get right, and Crowe takes particular care with the look of the picture, hiring The Lord of the Rings cinema .. The Star
2.5
The Water Diviner wades into deep emotions and doesnt trust its audience to navigate them.It is manipulative when it should be subtle and doesnt know .. Oregon Live
3.0
This quiet determination (of an important private objective) is well managed in the screenplay and in Crowes direction and performance, serving as the .. Urban Cine File
3.0
Connor has an eerie sense of the horror that is soaked into the sands of Gallipoli and behind the camera, Crowe juxtaposes its beauty in peacetime wit .. Digital Spy
4.0
Making his first shot at feature direction, Russell Crowe homes in on a key trauma in Aussie history and brings it vividly to life.Shame about the cli .. Games Radar
3.8
But Crowe makes the most of his own quiet presence, and this ode to the worlds never recovered soldiers and their families is a fitting meditation on .. New York Post
2.5
Its not all badI would see that buddy comedy!but its the cinematic equivalent of switching between 40 open tabs on your computer for two hours.You mig .. The Stranger
2.5
For his directing debut, Russell Crowe tells a story so compelling that it almost obscures the rather clunky filmmaking. Contact Music
2.0
The various elements dont flow.Instead, we get entire acts filled with nothing but abortive romance stuck right beside a deadly train massacre. Film Racket
3.0
This relationship touching and beautifully played is at the heart of the film, and Erdogan and Crowes scenes together are terrific. The Arts Desk
2.5
Yet increasingly silly scenarios and contrived depictions of certain characters sees The Water Diviner lose its place and throw away its potential to .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.0
Whats less expected, however, is the actor/directors aptitude in staging an old fashioned period drama and delivering its anti war message with a visc .. Scmp
3.2
It became known as the Battle of Lone Pine and the death toll, on both sides, was huge. The Film Pie
1.0
The film requires a historical complexity that eludes Crowe, who flattens the landscape into bromides on family and country, and the hard won glories .. The Dissolve
2.0
If you can keep in mind that the whole thing is an Australian tweak of the magic carpet story from The Arabian Nights (boy travels the world and has m .. Sandiego Reader
3.5
Crowe makes his first attempt at directing in this sprawling drama that blends in elements of romance and adventure. Straits Times
4.0
The film, made on an epic scale and shot by Oscar winner Andrew Lesnie (Lord Of The Rings trilogy), shows both sides and tries to show how everyone su .. Dead Line
2.0
Its more than that: the Turkish characters are not just blandly nice; theyre allowed three dimensions. Metro New York
3.0
Russell Crowes directorial debut The Water Diviner is a well meaning, surprisingly modest story of endurance, hope and forgiveness. Sbs
3.8
Crowes directorial debut a bold, brutal quest for closure hello Joshua Connor (director Russell Crowe) celebrates his ability to find and dig wells in .. Daily Herald
3.5
But what the movie lacks in discipline and polish, it more than makes up for in sheer sincerity. Movie Mezzanine
3.0
Russell Crowe makes his directorial debut and shoulders the leading role with The Water Diviner, a well crafted if tonally uneven historical drama set .. What So
2.5
Theres no such elegance in The Water Diviner. Crowes performance is great but hes basically a bull in a china shop, rampaging gracelessly through the .. Lainey Gossip
1.0
Crowe attempts to cram too many movies of too many types into one. Seven Day Svt
3.0
Most impressive is its entirely inglorious depiction of the Anzac experience, acknowledging the heroism but focusing exclusively on the horror. Concrete Play Ground
2.5
Its less a moving story than a story that knows how to look like a moving story. National Post
4.0
Looking at the credits just now, I was shocked to learn that Russell Crowe isnt just the star of this war drama, but also its director.The Water Divin .. The New Paper
3.0
Crowe seems to have the makings of a decent director but hopefully can fight the urge to sledge the Poms if he ever makes another wartime drama. Daily Star
5.0
There was a time many years ago when Crowe would have gone out, got pissed and kicked some asses for this slight.And I would have been right beside hi .. Media Mikes
3.5
The romance depicted herewhich feels misplaced in a movie about a man so overwhelmed with griefis one of the films weakest elements. Johnhanlon Reviews
3.5
Out of the ashes of failure and death Russell Crowes directorial debut soars. Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
Russell Crowes emotional performance is often gentle, with lighter shades than expected. Impulse Gamer
2.5
Well shot and acted as they are, each of these narratives represents the seeds of a good movie, yet none of them come to full flower, leaving the film .. World Wng
3.0
It explores themes of war, loss, guilt and obtuse bureaucracy with an old fashioned respect. Saportare Port
3.8
Crowes performance and direction are very assured, though schmaltzy scenes with Kurylenkos Hollywood lovely widow and her too cute for words son are a .. Seattle Times
5.0
A good film will entertain you and transport you somewhere else for a little while. The Mercury
2.5
While it is far too leisurely paced (read: boring), there is a good movie somewhere inside the existing footage. At Home In Hollywood
3.0
The Water Diviner feels almost too careful in its desire to hit all the right notes and do justice to all sides. Which makes it more of a war memorial .. Seattle Weekly
3.5
Russell Crowe gives a nice try but gets no cigar in this maudlin rehash of a horrendous moment in history. Monsters And Critics
3.0
But overall, this is a very solid, effective and engaging journey, with Crowe carrying the film very well indeed. Daily Telegraph
3.0
There are some good scenes in Crowes directorial debut, but it mostly feels like a fumbled opportunity to make a much more significant film. Haaretz
1.3
While its exciting that my watch learned to talk and yelled Stop looking at me! that doesnt excuse the two hour incompetence festival that is The Wate .. Trib
3.0
Both, too, skillfully done, but just missing that bigger than life emotional spark to make them truly extraordinary cinema memories.Russell Crowes com .. Film International
3.5
Instead, you can see a first time director at work on the screen.Sure, his framing is occasionally amateurish, some scenes transition awkwardly . The Canberra Times
3.5
Crowes direction of The Water Diviner is certainly more impressive than another recent actor turned director: Angelina Jolie on Unbroken. Glenn Dunks



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