She Said Maybe

Entire "plot" feels as if screenwriter had a fever, spent weekend binge watching Turkish soap operas and rom com and when set down to write the script forgot what happens in each genre.

Entire plot is nonsensical. Mavi's father left the family because he didn't approve of the lifestyle but his mother never checked in on him? And didn't know she has a granddaughter until she reads about her by chance?

And it's downhill from there. High Turkish society, trying to contrast old, established ones with new, young,IG centered ones. And of course there is a cliche villain, typical of soaps. And challenges to Mavi and her love, typical of rom coms. If you've seen some of either you can predict entire plot and story within 30 minutes.

Entire thing is a mess, plot is all over the place and zero attempt is made to tell a coherent story. Scenery is amazing and I guess showing Cappadocia was the whole point of it.

Waste of time. John, his family and her supposed friend Nora were total jerks! Why she went back to them and ended up with John is a mystery! She never wanted to marry him in the 1st place!

Much better ending if she had stayed in Turkey and taken over the family business and kept them out of the evil Gunr's hands. And gotten to know her real soulmate Kent better!

While I can understand the idea behind the story and appreciate the Turkish-German point of view I was a bit disappointed by the movie itself. The dialogues felt superficial and unnatural (watched in German) and the story became unlogical very quick. Also this movie was supposed to show the Turkish culture but all one got was maybe some insights in the high society of Istanbul. The other cultural references felt rather cringe, clichéd and not at all what I would have portrayed as a person that has a lot of warm connections to this country and culture. I also read comments about the actors not being very good. I disagree in this point, I do think some really have potential, the problem was just that the dialogues were so weird and unnatural that probably the best actor would have had their problems performing that.

All in all I can say, the idea is good, love a Turkish perspective in German movies in general, maybe take some more inspiration from Turkish movies/shows next time, so it doesnt become another one of these awkward German films trying to be multi-cultural.

The main actress is the worst actress ever. Totally unbelievable acting. The plot is lame and feels like it was thrown together without any effort or creativity. The pacing drags on, the dialogue is cringe-worthy, and the supporting cast doesn't help at all. Save your time. Not recommended. Really terrible.

I'm giving this movie a 3/10 and not a 1 because it shows beautiful Turkish sights and Turkish people, and there is one sometimes entertaining side character. That's it. It has no other values. It's a ridiculously dumb and totally predictable story without a beat of original thought. I'm sure the original idea was simply an advertisement sponsored by the Turkish tourism department, but they decided that some minimal story should be added.