Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Dave Thompson A short time ago, I was given a box of DVD's, some of which I have never even heard of. I have made a point not to be influenced by reviews, so made it a specific task of mine not to go on to IMDb until I have finished watching the movie. Sofia (or Assassins Bullet) was certainly a movie that I'd never heard of and, being a sucker for most movies filmed in continental Europe, thought I'd give it a view. When finishing the film, I have to admit to being surprised at the average rating on IMDb and the poor reviews. At the end of the day, it wasn't as bad as all that. I found it very intriguing and have to admit, without giving too much away, didn't suss about the belly dancer straight away. Elika Portnoy certainly turns in a very good performance as the female lead. It was good see Christian Slater as it seemed ages since I'd seen him and Donald Sutherland was what Donald Sutherland has become of late in his movies.......sly, artful, deceiptful. Is he one of the good guys...or is he bad. I think we all know which is favourite!! My main fault with the movie though is that there were certain areas where I actually worked out certain situations after I'd finished watching it.....important things that were never fully explained but needed to be. This is quite difficult to describe without giving plot spoilers, so I will stop there. Sofia was filmed in Bulgaria by a mostly Bulgarian crew. It certainly opened my eyes as to what a fascinating multi cultural country it is. I never realised...but given it's proximity to Turkey, i suppose I should have known better. Anyway, Sofia is certainly not the best film ever made and contrary to other reviews, it's definitely not the worst. This intriguing little thriller is definitely not a one star movie.

Pinocchio Groenhout First of all this is not some Hollywood blockbuster and it is surely not intended to be one, so we judge it for what it is.The idea of the story is actually very good and somewhat ambitious. It is apparent though, that the writer did not know exactly where to go with the story and the execution of the film seemed hesitant. The one character(the psychologist) in the film appeared to play a key part in the development of the film, but his developments remained secret and had no effect on the outcome. Also the plot did not really seem to develop it remained difficult to stick all the information together to see where things were going although the part which should have remained hidden until later in the film became clear as daylight in the beginning minutes.As with most lower budget films the connection with the main character remains difficult and he is somewhat undefined. The chronological progression of the film is sound though and the characters make sense. With less unnecessary snippets and more adhesive parts to the puzzle this could have been a much more accomplished action film. Interesting and creative plot not well executed, so it is worth to watch but don't expect anything great.

meowcow198 Worst movie EVER! The storyline lacks creativity and basic understanding of other cultures. The movie attempts to link the mini-stories of seemingly unrelated people to make a coherent plot. However, it fails to do so in an extravagant fashion.Much of the movie is filled with useless and unrelated garbage that has no relevance to the main plot. The main character is basically irrelevant to the entire story. So is all the bellydancing, split personalities, psychiatrists and "good guys" who give such a prolonged and awkward evil look when first introduced, that you already know they're bad.Ugh...I can't believe I wasted my bandwidth downloading this.

thegame376 This is one of the best movies in recent decades, all the fuss about movies like Shawshank Redemption being on top, this is the real Oscar contender. His captivating role in this film builds up such an enticing atmosphere, by his role, you all know who I'm talking about. The Slater. The S Man. The one actor that should get the Oscar. No. That DESERVES an Oscar for his award winning performances in movies such as this, and the classic Lies and Illusions. Which I also gave a 10/10. No surprise there. Anyway, this is one of the best films of our generation. And I haven't even seen it! 10/10.CS