Unfortunately, the entire duration of the film was just one big contrivance from start to finish. No depth in the script, performances, or scenes. As others have said, the only good part of the "Art of Love" was the backdrops/landscapes (Istanbul and Prague) in many of the scenes. Esra Bilgiç, who is usually a terrific actress, was awful in the role of Alin and the vapidness of Alin's personality along with the focus on her appearance reminded me of those gross model stereotypes. Birkan Sokullu was relegated to an airhead character who grinned and looked suave without any substance to his personality. Bilgiç and Sokullu have zero chemistry, romantic or otherwise. The whole story and what was going to happen was predictable a few minutes in. Not worth the time.
Review of Art of Love
