For Love and Honour (2007)

One of my all time favorites.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

with having not so complicated plot, Kabadayi has authentic figures in it which are mostly related to Middle East. Anybody who saw the movie probably asked himself what would it be like if Turgul directed it. although he is the screen writer everybody may agree that he' d add a lot of his special motives to this film. not that Vargi is not a good director but Turgul has so much specific talents which adds the unique taste to his films. the movie -Kabadayi- may be summarized with a single line: if a director writes a movie he/she ought to direct it also to keep the originality. other then the direction; cast is just fine. Imirzalioglu who had a not so successful but highly noticed TV past promises for being a terrific actor. Nothing much to say for Sen, he is just gorgeous.

Because of his son, a retired honest bully (Sener SEN) have to be against to young one (Kenan IMIRZALIOGLU). Ali Osman (Sener SEN) has chosen a peaceful life and started to wait death. But after an unexpected news from his old lover, he have to become a man he wouldn't like to be. As he struggle with desperate illness, he wants to safe his son from badness.When you look at the subject choice, your expectation from the movie becomes too much.Two performances differs from remainder of the film. Alive legend of Turkish cinema Sener SEN and shining star of that kind of movies Kenan IMIRZALIOGLU.By the choice of better artists/actresses and dialogs, i think this movie could have been much more powerful and effective...

I was waiting for this movie. This is pure cinema. This is fantastic. The actors are great, cinematography is great, script is fantastic, messages are very well and dialogs are great. You must see it, if you want to see a Turkish movie. This is great entertainment and sad story. Yavuz Turgul is one of the best filmmakers of the world. The film criticizes many things. I don't want to give spoilers. This is one of the best movies, I have ever seen. Ferenc Pap is a real good cinematographer. The pictures and the quality are great. Kenan Imirzaliogul has done the greatest role in his career. Sener Sen was like always: GOOD. Rasim Oztekin is a very good actor and played perfect. The others were great too. You must see it. It's not a popcorn flick.

As a movie goer I was expecting at least reasonable performance in this movie taking account the reputation of the director, screenplay writer, actors etc. but the movie was totally disappointing.The story is like something written by a child, meaningless and redundant dialogs. Acting is awful especially by İsmail Hacıoglu(Murat), Aslı Tandogan(Karaca: a name probably made up by a moron),Rasim Oztekin (he was inadequate in GORA, worse in this movie as a gay character). All I can say about this movie is that it would be better if there were no dialogs at all. My general recommendation to such screenwriters, directors and producers: first make your movie as a silent movie and never add a dialog unless you have something original or crucial to say. Simplicity is always less risky and less annoying.