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The Promise wastes an outstanding cast and powerful real-life story on a love triangle that frustratingly fails to engage.
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Terry George ... proved with Hotel Rwanda that he can tackle the wrenching subject of genocide with thrilling cinematic results. A wonderful cast adds no-fail polish. Sep 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Terry George ... proved with Hotel Rwanda that he can tackle the wrenching subject of genocide with thrilling cinematic results. A wonderful cast adds no-fail polish.
Rex Reed
It's a handsome film and George manages to keep the genocide in focus with shots of the Turks herding long lines of refugees across the desert expanses. But the full horror is kept at one remove. Jun 14, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's a handsome film and George manages to keep the genocide in focus with shots of the Turks herding long lines of refugees across the desert expanses. But the full horror is kept at one remove.
Sandra Hall
The sets look phoney. The relentlessly sun-dappled skies are naff. The "action" lacks momentum and Tom Hollander's eyeliner is mad. Apr 28, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The sets look phoney. The relentlessly sun-dappled skies are naff. The "action" lacks momentum and Tom Hollander's eyeliner is mad.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
A terrible event very few are taught about, absorbingly retold. Apr 28, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A terrible event very few are taught about, absorbingly retold.
Sophie Wyatt
A catastrophically earnest drama. Apr 27, 2017 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
A catastrophically earnest drama.
Kevin Maher
A sprawling, '60s-style epic with just enough political intrigue to prop up the occasionally wobbly romantic triangle formed by Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, and an uncharacteristically ill-fitting Christian Bale. Apr 21, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A sprawling, '60s-style epic with just enough political intrigue to prop up the occasionally wobbly romantic triangle formed by Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, and an uncharacteristically ill-fitting Christian Bale.
Scott Marks
An impressive amount of access - and diligence - sets this true crime documentary apart from others. Mar 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An impressive amount of access - and diligence - sets this true crime documentary apart from others.
Tori Brazier
While quite epic in scope, The Promise never reaches such lofty heights, faltering between a passionate love story, which often fails to engage on an emotional level, and a historical narrative. Feb 12, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
While quite epic in scope, The Promise never reaches such lofty heights, faltering between a passionate love story, which often fails to engage on an emotional level, and a historical narrative.
Paula Fleri-Soler
The Promise doesn't quite reach the heights to which it aspires. That said, it's still a good and extremely well-intentioned film, one whose message is resonant and well worth being heard despite a few imperfections in the delivery. Feb 12, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
The Promise doesn't quite reach the heights to which it aspires. That said, it's still a good and extremely well-intentioned film, one whose message is resonant and well worth being heard despite a few imperfections in the delivery.
Allen Adams
It pays lip service to actual suffering and clearly displays the jagged editing scars of something much more uncompromising. But. But. I still admired it. Dec 29, 2018 | Full Review…
It pays lip service to actual suffering and clearly displays the jagged editing scars of something much more uncompromising. But. But. I still admired it.
Daniel Nava
Its lack of focus and momentum is detrimental to the pacing, tone, and to the emotional connection with the characters. Aug 21, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Its lack of focus and momentum is detrimental to the pacing, tone, and to the emotional connection with the characters.
Mae Abdulbaki
It never quite makes clear to what promise they're referring, but the flaws can be forgiven for the ambition of the story. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review…
It never quite makes clear to what promise they're referring, but the flaws can be forgiven for the ambition of the story.
Lisa Johnson Mandell
"The Promise" tells an important story. The acting and costumes are reasonably good, but it seems as if it might have been a bit watered-down -- almost like a Hallmark presentation of the Armenian genocide. It's good, but it could have been a lot better.
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