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Reviewed by: PV
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Four Lions review by PV
Best British film of 2010
(8) of (11) members found this review helpful.
If you watch one film this year, watch this one.
Unlike the vast majority of trashy and crude, unfunny 'comedies' that spew out of the Hollywood teen-machine, (or the dull unfunny stuff that the subsidised British film industry usually produces), this film is FUNNY! it's really REALLY funny in its intelligent satire.
But probably, it'll only appeal to intelligent audience of course, so it's not a big hit really. Also, dumb Americans will be baffled by it (well, there are no explosions or crude visual gags involving bodily fluids...)
But, it is not simply cariacature - it has a dark, serious and timely theme. It also has guts: it has the courage to address the problem of Islamic extremism in the UK, a subject the BBC for example is too scaredy cat cowardly, weak, politically correct and desperate never to offend anyone religious/ethnic to ever address.
A WONDERFUL film!!!
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Recent Reviews of Four Lions by our members
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You rated this movie: 5
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Reviewed by: JD
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Four Lions review by JD
Watch it twice
(0) of (2) members found this review helpful.
The first time I watched this, I didn't like it for 3 reasons. It is near the knuckle. This is a film that goes very close to stirring up Muslim stereotypes. The second reason was the bickering and whining within the group and the third that some of the characters are extremely superficial.
The second time I watched it, it was a lot funnier. Maybe the Muslim topic is now less taboo, maybe I knew the silly scenes and was looking forward to them, maybe I was in a better mood. Who knows, but the Bazooka scene is worth watching 20 times.
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You rated this movie: 4
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Reviewed by: SH
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Four Lions review by SH
Not sure whether to laugh or cry
(0) of (0) members found this review helpful.
This film is near the knuckle in terms of taste - what do you expect from Chris Morris? It's a laugh out loud comic film but towards the end it is far from funny. Not everyone's cup of tea I expect but i enjoyed it much more than I thought I would
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Reviewed by: PS
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Four Lions review by PS
hilarious - if not offended easily!
(0) of (1) members found this review helpful.
I found this film to be one of the funniest films I had seen in a long time. Having a typical british sense of humour helps, as from the start, these 4 misfits gag their way through the film.
If you are easily offended, particularly if you are of Muslim background, you may not agree with this. I am an Asian and am pretty thick-skinned about political correctness. Take it with the intention it was made; a self-deprecating look at extremism and its connetations.
There is a pretty pathetic attempt at pulling the heartstrings at the end, however it is token. One for the boys methinks
Great film.
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