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Jon Kalman Stefansson once wrote that "some poems take us places where no words reach, no thought, they take you up to the core itself, life stops for one moment and becomes beautiful, it becomes clear with regret and happiness. Some poems change the day, the night, your life." This quote perfectly captures the essence of "Something useful". Such a beautiful and poetic film will inevitably touch your soul and will haunt you for days after the last scene.

Basak Koklukaya is beautifully carrying her character in the movie and I am totally drawn by the poetic language of the film. Turkish's cinema is fed by their strong literature and that shows us you do not need to spend million dollars to make a good movie.

One of the best Turkish movies I have seen in a while.

As the train the movie's point-of-view character (Leyla) took moves forward to its destination, the plot thickens. We see some of Anatolia from the train and on the train. 'The Blue Train' has a cozy atmosphere in which Leyla and other passengers who are like a summary of the Turkish society engage in simple but also interesting conversations. Tea, the road, everyday problems, secrets... Almost everything about life is on that train so that we could learn more about death and why anyone would come to desire it.

The movie is so full of lovely poetry and literary references in Turkish that I do hope the subtitles can live up to them.

I strongly recommend it. It's best to watch it in a chilly day and critique it afterwards with friends at a café that is as cozy as 'the Blue Train', which is exactly what I did.

I'm used to watch Hollywood movies and I really liked to begin diversifying my taste with this movie. It kept you waiting for the development of every character and how the story would advance. Made me reflect on your choices in life.

The movie was surprisingly good. it flowed like a novel.