Three Monkeys

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11/08/2020 I should not even rate this one as I only saw parts of it. I put it on, got problems with getting into it so I did some much needed work while keeping half an eye on it. I got parts of the plot and found a few interesting scenes here and there, but that's about it. It looked very good, but not as crisp as his newer films. Just as slow but the scenes never had much passion or ineresting stuff. But, heck - what do I really know. If it had been more interesting I probably would have seen it from beginning to end, but that did not happen. A rare rewatch may happen someday, but I doubt it. 5 out of 10 guys laying in the street. See more nefasto r @Nefasto 04/21/2019 I finally saw a film from this director with a "normal" length! Less than two hours to tell a story that could have been told in probably one, credits included. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, like expected, takes its time. In this instance he doesn't fill the film with smart dialogs thought, but with powerful close ups. This is the main difference and the strength of the "Three Monkeys". He decide to linger on every expression, every feeling, every awkward moment. Might not be enough to make this a great movie, but it is to make it good. See more 08/19/2018 sometimes i guess i am not being this world. See more 04/15/2016 Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the Turkish master, directs movies that contain images of stunning widescreen beauty, often of the Anatolian foothills but sometimes, as in this film, just in a grungy apartment building. The slow plots of these films can burn with a mysterious intensity that makes it hard to look away. However, Three Monkeys is a lesser work and although noir-ish in its focus on the poor choices and inescapable fates of a chauffeur, his wife, and his son, it drags rather than grips. Perhaps this is because Ceylan uses tectonic slabs of storyline that drift and then fit together too easily compared to the expected twists and turns of the usual noir (a late surprise offers nothing but resolution, satisfyingly apt though it may be). The acting by the four leads, particularly Hatice Aslan as the wife, is strong. But for choice Ceylan, I would recommend Once Upon a Time In Anatolia (2011), Winter Sleep (2014), or Distant (2002) ahead of this one. And I'll be anticipating whatever comes next from this auteur! See more 02/23/2016 A sad, human drama, in full Bergman style. It's too ponderous at times, so that it feels longer than it is. It can hinge on the boring during some scenes, and yet the overwhelming impression you're left with is that you're in the hands of a talented film maker. See more 12/11/2014 A sad, human drama, in full Bergman style. It's too ponderous at times, so that it feels longer than it is. It can hinge on the boring during some scenes, and yet the overwhelming impression you're left with is that you're in the hands of a talented film maker. See more Read all reviews

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