After the success of 'Babam ve Oglum' many moviegoers were herded under the impression that Cagan Irmak is a good filmmaker and his next work will be a gem. Others however, hated the straight-to-video pseudo-thriller stuff he did afterwards and their hopes were not very high about the fantastic 'Ulak'. As a member of the latter bunch I'm 'sad' to say we are vindicated by the badly-done, disorganized, no-plot, confused flop Irmak produced this time.
I really hoped to see a rare example of Turkish fantastic cinema done-decent when I agreed to pay for two expensive tickets. However, after about 20 minutes Irmak started squandering the reputation he built with 'Babam ve Oglum' with his sloppy storytelling. The movie had a very weak plot, a over-simplistic message related with no grace or subtlety, the writing was pretentious and mostly sloppy.
One thing must be said: The cast is one of the strongest one can muster in Turkey, including the child-actors. However, even such a stellar cast and their genuine acting can not save a movie this badly done.
This was a very big disappointment for me. So much wasted energy, money, and extraordinary acting talent...
I really hoped to see a rare example of Turkish fantastic cinema done-decent when I agreed to pay for two expensive tickets. However, after about 20 minutes Irmak started squandering the reputation he built with 'Babam ve Oglum' with his sloppy storytelling. The movie had a very weak plot, a over-simplistic message related with no grace or subtlety, the writing was pretentious and mostly sloppy.
One thing must be said: The cast is one of the strongest one can muster in Turkey, including the child-actors. However, even such a stellar cast and their genuine acting can not save a movie this badly done.
This was a very big disappointment for me. So much wasted energy, money, and extraordinary acting talent...