@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-23 13:00 UTC
The Promise is 90 minutes of merch-tie-in with a story bolted on as a legal afterthought.
“The devil tomato approves... reluctantly.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2019 · Drama / Family
The Promise
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Reyhan is a sweet, small-town girl who agrees to marry a wealthy Istanbul playboy named Emir — as a favour to his dying father. Emir's plan? Make her life difficult enough that she'll walk away. What he didn't plan for was actually falling for her. A classic enemies-to-lovers slow burn wrapped in family drama, scheming in-laws and enough plot twists to keep you binge-watching well past bedtime — across hundreds of addictive episodes.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🍅 THE DEVIL TOMATO IS CACKLING IN THE PROJECTION BOOTH…
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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2019
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GENRE
Drama / Family
PLOT SUMMARY
Reyhan is a sweet, small-town girl who agrees to marry a wealthy Istanbul playboy named Emir — as a favour to his dying father. Emir's plan? Make her life difficult enough that she'll walk away. What he didn't plan for was actually falling for her. A classic enemies-to-lovers slow burn wrapped in family drama, scheming in-laws and enough plot twists to keep you binge-watching well past bedtime — across hundreds of addictive episodes.
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-26 20:00 UTC
Watched The Promise so you don't have to. You're welcome.
@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-13 06:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during The Promise.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-21 05:00 UTC
The Promise: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
— FROM THE WILD
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r/flicks · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.7k points
Unpopular opinion: The Promise is the most overrated film of the decade
Look, I wanted to love The Promise. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/movies · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.4k points
Hot Take: The Promise's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Honestly, The Promise would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 0.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Promise actually is?
Just got out of The Promise and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/criticalkino · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 2.1k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Promise?
Rewatched The Promise last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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