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68 out of 100

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  • Starring: Adeel Akhtar, Riz Ahmed
  • Summary: Four Lions is a whip-smart laugh out loud comedy that illuminates the war on terror through satire and farce. Blitzing the notion that a comedy about jihadists is a contradiction in terms, the film grossed an astounding £3M at the UK box office and was hailed by critics as “a brilliant film – astonishingly funny” causing “so many different kinds of laughter its almost incredible”. (Drafthouse Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    Nov 13, 2010
    100
    What explosive mischief might they create? That's the premise of Morris' brilliantly incendiary new comedy Four Lions.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Nicolas Rapold
    Nov 3, 2010
    60
    While these ninnies' antics and banter are remarkably entertaining, the quality of the satire depends on when the movie is sending up ludicrous extremist logic and when it's just engaging in repetitive buffoonery.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    Nov 4, 2010
    30
    The only reason to see it is Riz Ahmed's performance as Omar, the supposed brains of the operation. Mr. Ahmed reminded me a bit of Robert Carlyle. He's dynamic, quick-tongued and intense. And much too classy for this tatty room.

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. 06Morrow
    10
    I believe the people who label this film offensive or hurtful almost definitely haven't seen it. With a superb and extremely witty writing team of Bain and Armstrong (Peep Show) and a practically perfect directorial debut for Morris (Brass Eye), Four Lions was the best black comedy, with relevance to today's culture, that I have seen in years and the Best British Film of 2010. Although no Oscars will probably come it's way, due to a sensitive American audience, the likelihood of a BAFTA isn't completely idiotic. In fact, it's probably a good idea.… Expand
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  2. Ladybootle
    10
    Just one of the funniest films I have ever seen. Morris is a genuine satirical genius and I love the fact ge tackles this kind of subject matter. The characters are fantastic and I can't remember the last film which made ms laugh out loud as much as this one did.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Gitbo
    4
    First, the movie is nearly unintelligible because the English accents are so thick. I think I missed half the movie because I just couldn't understand what the characters said. However, the movie is seriously unfunny and borderline racist. While I understand this is a black comedy, the difference between this and, say, Fargo, (a truly masterful black comedy) is substantial. The specter of innocents being obliterated by bumbling jihadists is simply too gruesome to be truly funny. A disturbing work that epitomizes "too soon."… Expand
    • 0 of 6 users said yes

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