The Water Diviner (2014)

Watched in 2015: Movies (432 movies items)

"2015"

Oscars Part II - Movies of 2014 (37 movies items)

"4 NOMINATIONS: - Best Picture - Best Cinematography - Best Production Design - Best Costumes"

An average movie

“Like any other actor, at some point, Russell Crowe thought he might as well direct his own movie and this feature was the end-result. Apparently, it was rather well received when it was released but, eventually, I thought it was a decent watch but not much more than that, to be honest. I mean, it was an interesting story, the directing was not bad and Russell Crowe gave a solid performance but I can’t say I was ever really impressed by the whole thing. First of all, it was dealing with Gallipoli which was apparently a major battle/campaign during WWI involving Australia. Well, even though I have heard about Gallipoli, I’m not familiar at all with what happened there and I’m not sure if this movie was the best starting point to get acquainted with these events. Furthermore, I don’t ” read more

Movies watched in 2016 (223 movies items)

"3.12."

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- August 2015 (29 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 53min. First Viewing Crowe's directorial debut is competently made, but falls short of the grand, old-fashioned epic it aspires to be. Crowe himself is superb in the lead, doing better in front of the camera than behind it, and the film looks tremendous. Unfortunately, the story is fairly contrived and, while starting out pretty strongly, peters out towards the end. "

BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 7 (50 movies items)

" Director: Russell Crowe Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie Other Images "

Best Films of 2015 (100 movies items)

" 7.1/10 "

Movies Watched in 2015 (167 movies items)

"28.04.2015 "