Four Lions On DVD - £4.65 Delivered @ Amazon
mazon.co.uk Review
It really shouldn’t work. A black comedy that’s basically about four terrorists, planning an atrocity on UK soil? That’s surely a film that’s designed to wind up tabloid newspapers? In the wrong hands, it certainly could have been. But under the diligent stewardship of Chris Morris, Four Lions emerges as one of the best films of the year.
It’s a perfectly pitched, at times rightly uncomfortable comedy, that brings together a quartet of inept terrorists, who when we meet them, can’t even put a video together without it falling into farce. It’s an opening scene that sets up Four Lions perfectly. And led by the terrific Riz Ahmed and the scene-stealing Nigel Lindsay, the company of actors rise to the challenge that Chris Morris sets them.
Four Lions isn’t a perfect film, though. The tone is a little uneven at times, and it’s very much one that’s going to feel more at home on a television than a cinema screen. But it’s still a daring, risky and at times extremely funny piece of work. And it’s one not afraid to pull the rug on you, either, never shielding itself away from the undercurrents of its subject matter. It’s the most ambitious comedy in a long, long time, and it’s credit to all concerned that it works as well as it does. --Simon Brew
DVD Description
A handful of young men set out to take on the decadent West but are more of a threat to themselves than anyone else in this black comedy from the creator of Brass Eye, Chris Morris. Omar (Riz Ahmed) is a devout Muslim living in the United Kingdom who has decided to form a terrorist cell to bring forth a jihad against a culture he believes is dominated by the sinful and ignorant. However, Omar isn't much of leader, and he's assembled an unimpressive team of fellow terrorists, among them Waj (Kayvan Novak), who lacks the brainpower to come up with ideas or direction on his own; Faisal (Adeel Akhtar), who is shy and doesn't have much to say; and Barry (Nigel Lindsay), a recent convert to Islam who tries to make up for his lack of practical knowledge with fierce passion. As Omar and his comrades debate both doctrine and methods, they ponder such notions as using birds as explosive devices, creating video communiqués with a hip-hop flavor, and attacking mosques in an effort to provoke non-violent Muslims. But are Omar and his partners a legitimate threat to the safety of Great Britain, or just four half-bright twenty-somethings with more bluster than imagination?
All Comments (72)
Jump to unread Post a CommentIf your talking about muslims i can asure you that they enjoyed the film alot.
If your talking about muslims i can asure you that they enjoyed the film alot.
yeah. brilliant film! X)
Certainly not just muslims,just all those people who LOVE to be offended by anything.
I thought that but I ordered a copy for my dad a couple of months ago from Tesco Entertainment and it was in a regular DVD case.
I thought that but I ordered a copy for my dad a couple of months ago from Tesco Entertainment and it was in a regular DVD case.
How interesting, all the ones I have seen even in shops have been in the cardboard, I stand corrected! :D
Anyone who finds such a bloke "talented" is allowing the sodding Guardian and the political correct self-serving tosspots to do their thinking for them
"Ah ! It was so funny...er...what part did the Guardian say was funny again...?"oO
Anyone who finds such a bloke "talented" is allowing the sodding Guardian and the political correct self-serving tosspots to do their thinking for them
"Ah ! It was so funny...er...what part did the Guardian say was funny again...?"oO
yeah lol, think polly toynbee said it was well funny so might watch the trailer and agree with her about it. what kind of films you into? bit of danny dyer or some of the classics, more legally blonde.
generalising the film tastes of people based on what paper they read is a bit silly, although anyone who reads the star (oxymoron I know) might be better suited to some educational films (so point taken to an extent)
Anyone who finds such a bloke "talented" is allowing the sodding Guardian and the political correct self-serving tosspots to do their thinking for them
"Ah ! It was so funny...er...what part did the Guardian say was funny again...?"oO
You obviously don't understand the concept of satire, and it's people like you (rather than paedophiles or terrorists) that other people are laughing at when they watch Chris Morris' stuff.
Anyway, back on topic: was really excited about this film as I'm a big Chris Morris fan, but I found this completely lacked the edge of his earlier stuff like Jam and Brass Eye. Was really disappointed, to be honest.