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 know, there was something interesting about this guy who could find some water in a desert but the connection between his talent and the search of his lost sons was rather poorly developed and it didn’t help that all his connections with some Turkish people (a widow, her son and a soldier) were just too easy and predictable (above all, the ending when Olga Kurylenko’s character pretty much proposes to the guy was not only really cheesy but also rather unbelievable). Anyway, to conclude, even if it didn’t really blow me away, it was still a decent drama and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.