philipposathina I am very much certain that this is the most under valuated film ever made! Surprisingly daring as it comes from a country where not even real love kisses were ever shown on screen, it could -far as its realism is concerned - come from any western country, my own included, where no barriers are put when it comes to presenting the real world in a movie picture. Furthermore the film goes far beyond a love story, as its goal is to show how some men – here represented by Alper, the main character of the film- get caught in the sly ambush called "life style" modern society puts for them, which in turn means "plenty" to satisfy a man's greedy and never ending luster for "freedom" "good times", and consequently, "sex"! When he meets Ada, Alper does realize that she is really worth to be with, therefore for the first time in his life he tries hard to make it with her. Yet, as time goes by, and in spite of something strong inside him telling him that he is in the right way, -for he does realize that this relationship has upgraded his life standard -, he finally gives in to luster calling him like the sirens called Ulysses, so, out of the blue, he breaks up with her, hurting her badly.Soon he has to deal with the consequences! Well, these consequences and the way they are illustrated in the film, is something I have never ever seen on screen before!!! As a person myself who is very much aware of the hard dilemmas a man has to face in his life, especially if he is very much absorbed by his life style of "plenty", I was like never before touched by the character of the "lonely man" portrayed in this film. And I have never ever cried this much as when watching it!!! To me this is an anthem to the men who become victims to their –seemingly – "welfare" ("freedom-independence-sex!")! And there are certain hints in the film that this "welfare" is strongly mastered by the man's libido. So, behind the surface, which is telling the story of an unfulfilled love, a lot in "Issiz Adam" reminded me of Steve McQueens's "shame" only, that one, by illustrating an extreme case, is focused even more specifically on what being ruled by his sexual libido really means to a man, and where this possession of mind may eventually lead him to. As in "shame", so in "Issiz adam" a man comes to realizing the catastrophic consequences of his choices when it's too late! Here, the inability of Alper to stay together with Ada in spite of the fact that he does love her after all, deals with his addiction to "being free" , in a "freedom" sexual fun is very much included! Playing Alper, Cemal Hunal, builds in a most heartbreaking way, the portrait of a tragic hero who falls victim to his own choices! The rest of the cast too, contributes to an amazing extend to keeping the film up to a level of really very high quality. I should mention the "mother" who, representing the values of a sweet tradition, feels the dangers of her son's way of thinking and tries to warn him about the no way out of his choices, and the bitterness the route to sweet loneliness may take him to. Beautiful songs and music -mostly Turkish - from the romantic 70's and 80's, serve as the perfect sonic background of the story and as a unique amplifier of its -at some points really very dramatic- sentimental power. Last but not least to mention: The unique, original,innovative way the director shows in the last 18 minutes long scene the ultimate desperation and devastation that rule the souls of the main two characters is really unprecedented, and make this film as much a realistic masterpiece, human, sad and heartbreaking as it takes!In this magic scene, the director manages to turn into motion picture not only what is visible, and not only the things the two x-lovers are allowed to say to each other framed by the restrictions of their present life conventions after 4 years of separation, but also their hidden, unspeakable,inexpressible and therefore extremely painful thoughts! The bleeding wound of –willingly or unwillingly – losing each other and the shock of all by chance meeting again -a meeting that obviously had often repeatedly happened in their dreams-, is absolutely eloquent in their faces, in their movements, in their words, and this shock combined with the desperation of dying to express feelings they are not allowed to show to each other, does inevitably reach the spectator and leaves him fully participating and thus devastated too! Their final embrace will break your heart! To make a long story short, do "discover" this piece of art! Especially if you are "lonely men" yourselves!

stellar shine First i apologize for any possible mistakes but i m not a native speaker. i watched the movie just after a period of great emotional stress , so was kinda easier for me to partly see myself in there . the director indeed uses the stereotypes of the mid 30's successful lonely with flat life male and the sweet , good and unlucky girl that is searching for a lifetime partner , but for me not in an annoying way . the movie had a flow that kept you going on with minor flat parts or exaggerations . the movie deffo is not for an Oscar at any case , but is interesting to watch . despite what many may believe imo , it s totally a guy's movie that puts in a modest way the dilemmas some of us we may have at some point in our lives , like career or family , commitment or not and so on presenting also the complicated at some extend family relations and the " if i had made this choice back then " issues . i think for a guy it's easy to put himself in Alper's position . i deffo recommend this film but if u have fresh " wounds" prepare to feel emotional not only due to the scenario but also 'cause of the amazing , retro , full of feelings music ( 10/10 for the music ) .

tolboz I think this is a scary movie. If you think of it as a scary movie, you can easily see that it is pretty good and hits its mark. From what it seems, it scared or depressed the pants of a lot of man folk about a possible lonely future and the everlasting pain of unfulfilled love and missed opportunities. If you have not thought about anything of that nature after the movie, well, I guess you should consider yourself lucky for being able to look back and knowing everything turned out the way you wanted in the end. This is a movie that stays with you once it is over, so, kudos to the filmmaker for achieving that.If you look at the story of the movie, acting, cinematography, I would not say that I'm impressed. Like many people mentioned here, it is full of clichés. A guy who is successful in a job that he is passionate about, has money, knows how to cook and more importantly, knows how to narrate while cooking, knows and longs for the magic of those nostalgic moments in music history that seem to impress the girls out of their minds, and finally, knows how to get the girl! Ah yes, he is flawed too, afraid of love, a loner, likes rough sex, etc.. Then we have our lady who is independent, knows how to love, good looking, a princess, brings joy to children, ... oh wait, she falls for the bad boy! Can she change him? We cross our fingers and wait for the happy ending (even though we have heard about the ending from others) but the idiot self destructs again and dumps the girl! Doh! It feels like the filmmaker started with the end and then built a story to get to it. There is not much depth and it feels a bit isolated from everything else around it although they tried to address that by introducing the mother and the kid later in the end. The acting is mediocre at best, for both lead characters.Let's get to the bottom line then. I gave it a 7 at its strength for being able to stir emotions and stay with you longer than most films. It could have been much better though, pity...

sari_fil A tasteless film with the most conventional plot, poor acting, poor camera and poor directing. You will quite vainly look for any deeper meanings or a message. For there is none. It might make some people cry but so do some low quality soap operas. It is quite obvious that the director comes from this background. There is nothing unexpected and the sex scene is one of the least erotic ones after Bodyguard. Fortunately, not the most typical Turkish feature film of our day but unfortunately the one that makes more money and attracts more audience than those worth your money. It would be a relief to know that the director does not have any higher aspirations than making a film for a particular audience that enjoys non-stimulating entertainment and cheap love stories if he had not been honestly puzzled why he was not selected for any, yes, ANY, film festival competition with this one.