Ararat (2002)

Ararat: Directed by Atom Egoyan. With Simon Abkarian, Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, Arsinée Khanjian. Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.

“I ran out to see this in the theater since Egoyan was one of my favorite directoru0026#39;s (that was until I saw this movie), with The Adjuster u0026amp; Exotica my favorites. His talent has been on the decline since Exotica, perhaps because he canu0026#39;t make a film without his wife in it (Feliciau0026#39;s Journey being the exception). In this film she is awful, but so are most of the actors. This film was the biggest disappointment in 2002 for me. This is a message film u0026amp; the message is: Turks committed genocide agaist Armenians u0026amp; genocide is bad. Otherwise, the film did nothing to impart knowledge of the historical events that are supposed to be the basis for the film. The acting is universally wooden. The storyline was poorly written. A completely lifeless film. Iu0026#39;m surprised by all the 10u0026#39;s it has received. 3/10”