The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Name: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Genre: Thriller
Released: April 26, 2013
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Om Puri, Riz Ahmed

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IFC Films | Release Date: April 26, 2013 | R

Starring: Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Om Puri, Riz Ahmed

Summary: A young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street finds himself caught between the American Dream, conflicting ideologies, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

Director: Mira Nair

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 130 min

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Michael O'Sullivan

May 9, 2013

The Reluctant Fundamentalist will likely make some people mad because of the way it holds the United States responsible for the repercussions of its actions in the world. Like Changez himself, the film has a complicated relationship with the superpower. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Omer M. Mozaffar

Jun 11, 2013

Nair has made a very smart film, whose ambitions sometimes exceed the piece's depths. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Apr 25, 2013

The result inevitably pushes too hard at times and can't help but stray into melodrama, yet the film does an admirable job of transplanting the novel's thoughtful concerns into a fast-moving suspense context. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Apr 28, 2013

Though Nair leaves us guessing as to Changez’s motivations, she also uses a pretty heavy hand in laying out the movie’s themes. The changes between the novel and the screenplay are equally unsubtle, especially in regards to the ill-conceived romance. Read full review

Robert Everett-Green

May 17, 2013

It’s a timely narrative subject, but its treatment in The Reluctant Fundamentalist is fundamentally flawed. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Apr 26, 2013

Alas, the film’s relevance — and ultimately sane upshot — is buried beneath a meandering and oftimplausible plot. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Apr 25, 2013

The movie's failures are all the more unfortunate because they detract from its central and conspicuous success, the performance of Riz Ahmed in the title role. Mr. Ahmed turns the quicksilver quality of the book's internal monologue into a tour de force of his own creation. He's a bright star in a dim constellation. Read full review

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abusharib

May 13, 2013

A brilliant film. Deals with issues we too often choose not to talk about. The music, cinematography, performances, and storyline are all top notch. A true return to form for Mira Nair!