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Since it's one of the first historical epic movies from Turkey, I wasn't expecting much. However, if you choose to look away from cheap CG, the story telling is not bad at all. The movie had plenty of cool elements and decent acting. My only other complaint besides cheap CG is the soundtrack. It's slightly cliché. They should've incorporated eastern, Turkish motives to the soundtracks to make it more authentic. Of course, certain groups of people will dislike this movie and rate it poorly. The movie somewhat sticks to historical facts, but this can never truly accurate as history is written by winners and it's subjective in its nature.

When i watched this movie i didn't have high expectation, as I've watched many Turkish movies recently and I'm aware in what genres the Turkish cinematographers are good. The movie is worth watching and it touches very serious topics, such as drug usage among the youth etc, although it didn't have many original elements. I also didn't like the performance of many actors including Mr. Kurtulus', it was quiet mediocre.

To conclude, if you are planning to watch this movie lower your expectations and just watch it as any other Hollywood action flick with a small Turkish touch.