Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

skyth a great romantic movie to come out of turkey, but calling it romantic does not do it justice. its also a study of the nihilism and alieanation of the individual in modern times...when the young generation can live without the taboos instilled by our parents....when we can date who we want, be-friend when we want...and simply live the way we want.but it does have romantic elements...their utopian life is a bit too hollywoody for my tastes, but its what keep people coming to the movies.but this 'virus' - 'inexplicable' reason for the self-afflicted loneliness never gets even a glimpse of an explanation...i would say its the unequivocal result of big-city living, but the only ever explanation we get completely destroys that theory (apparently he was a loner as a kid in his small town). so what is the reason, origin of this masochistic behavior? he seems quite unhappy and regretful about it from the beginning to the end. this never gets explored, and makes the point superbly weak.the music is nostalgic and amazing...as if the 'love' they feel is a story from a time long past but can not happen in the modern times - great placement. the movie will capture you and keep you from the beginning, but it will leave you with some questions.and for those who continue to view turkey in the same light as the more conservative muslem countries...the very first scene is a 'in your face dumbo' moment...basically we have the guy meeting a married woman in the middle of the night after a brief internet conversation, a woman whose husband has a cockhold fantasy and will be watching the two perform.cheers.

Erdem Aksoy i see some people complaining about how cagan irmak, the director is playing with the feelings of people... alright, he is really good at finding the desires, passions and touchy moments, i agree with that but i think that's what makes this movie great... the movie has a story that gives most of the people the feeling of "having lived that moment", i believe it is based on mr. irmak's personal experiences... characters in the movie are well developed and acted good, especially the leading actor is just amazing... the director used the inner speeches (monologues/dialogues) very well... a very well known usage of the same thing is in the so called Turkish classical "selvi boylum al yazmalim" which exaggerated all this inner speech thing and made the movie unrealistic at some points, mr. irmak used it only when it is most needed so it is just giving the message, not disturbing at all... i believe those who didn't like the movie has some gaps in their lives, either never felt in love or never needed to be alone and ran away from all the ties... or they are the ones who are just finding reasons to criticize everything in order to show that they are more sophisticated... or they are so materialistic that they don't even see a reason for appreciating this movie... anyway, i think the movie deserves to be seen, mr. irmak did a really good job... oh, i have a word for those who like the movie just because of the soundtrack: those songs were always there, you are the one listening to the low-quality Turkish pop that's why you never realized how good we were in music, just open your eyes and ears, it may change your life ;)

Melissa Mel When I first watched the movie for about 3 days I felt its influence... Maybe the reason for that is during the movie I felt very close to both characters... Alper the deserted man who cannot even stand much long to his mother, cannot sleep when someone else is sleeping near him and gets really nervous when his girlfriend knows every inch of his belongings at home... Even from the beginning Ada knew what was upon in their relationship and how shall it gonna end... Although she hesitated, she chose to be with Alper... After the first night they spent at her house, her jump from bed looking scared, her jokes about marriage, and her experiences from previous relations... these are the facts of today's modern life... the speech between the couple was very simple and realistic... The last 10 minutes were really devastating..

alioglan Irmak has finished analyzing his audience. Now he can do the best shots. Not only shooting the unforgettable frames but also the deepest parts in the hearts. And again, he took the advantage of doing "this thing" near the end, and in an inconvenient moment that the audience having no time for recovery. The hope of an "Island" to survive for a "Lonely guy" was successfully injected to us who still believe in that magic word. The soundtracks themselves are quite impressive, as if they were written for the movie after decades. Sometimes I'm wondering whether Irmak shot this movie for only those old songs. Just watch it, do not see, do not hear and do not talk.