The Promise is a love triangle set during the Armenian Genocide, and shot like an old style Hollywood epic.The cast do their best, but the love story element smoulders rather than ignites. It simply doesn't do the legwork to set up enough tension between the three protagonists. Lastly, it feels a bit problematic to have one particular plot development resolve the situation for one of them.
Similarly, the Genocide itself although well portrayed and illuminating probably assumes too much of the casual viewer who is unfamiliar with the topic, timeline and geography. For example, it's never explained why the Turks should suddenly target the Armenians.
But these problems aside, it is still very much worth a watch. It's a little seen location and story which is extremely moving at times.
Verdict: Scramble for Wikipedia.
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