Synopsis
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
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Cast
- Oscar IsaacMikael Boghosian
- Charlotte Le BonAna Khesarian
- Christian BaleChris Myers
- Daniel Giménez CachoReverend Dikran Antreassian
- Tom HollanderGarin
- Shohreh AghdashlooMarta Boghosian
- Rade ŠerbedžijaStephan
- Marwan KenzariEmre Ogan
- Angela SarafyanMaral
- Numan AcarMustafa
Recommendations
- 60
The Guardian
There’s something rather dusty about The Promise as George pushes his characters through a string of soapy machinations that feel incredibly familiar. - 58
The Film Stage
If George set his sights on capturing the effects of this tragic stain in history rather than love-making, we might have gotten a drama worthy of the talent involved. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The event-stuffed screenplay seems frightened of the running time associated with historical romances, though, excising any occasion for reflection or distraction; as a result, the picture moves with a mechanical predictability that would be considerably more annoying with a less watchable cast in front of us. - 50
Movie Nation
The Promise, despite its battles, its vivid recreation of the last days of Constantinople (renamed Istanbul), its historical sweep,despite a very good cast, never feels “epic” and rarely do its romantically drawn characters draw us into their romance and their tragedy. - 40
Screen Daily
Terry George buries a worthy subject in a stuffy story of unrequited love and selfless heroism that gives off a strong scent of mustiness. - 40
Variety
The events being considered deserve better than a sloggy melodrama in which the tragedy of a people is forced to take a back seat to a not especially compelling love triangle. - 38
Slant Magazine
The Promise simply turns this historical tragedy into mere background noise for a flimsy romantic triangle. - 30
We Got This Covered
Stagnant, contrived, and oh so boring, The Promise is nothing but a perfectly good waste of Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac’s towering abilities.
