A very bland film. Neither terrible nor terribly good. Decent cast. Viggo Mortensen a pleasure to watch as always. Kirsten Dunst injects some moments of quality into a rather empty character. Oscar Isaac does nothing to interrupt his upward career trajectory. I doubt any of them will regret their choice of roles but equally doubtful that this film will come top of their personal favourites' list. The storyline has just enough threads and twists to engage the viewer though, with more drab settings, it might have been more of an effort. If there are winners from this film, they must include the Greek and Turkish tourist industries. The ending when it comes neatly ties off their issues, individual or collective, for all the main characters. But a bit too neatly for my money. A loose end or two left fluttering might have meant the film lived longer in the memory. As it was, the process of forgetting started as the credits rolled.
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