It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I was amazed what IMDb's storyline says about FL: "It shows that while terrorism is about ideology it can also be about idiots." Isn't that typical? Movie buffs are to the most part brainwashed, left-wing, white-guilt, capitalism-hating (yet McDonalds-munching) fantasy-land-lost low-IQ hypocrites whose massive confusion about politics and religion stems from daily intakes of harmful propaganda which consists of falsified history and twisted facts in all those preposterously self-righteous idiotic movies made by high-school dropouts and self-proclaimed intellectuals. Terrorism by its very definition is about idiots, i.e. idiocy – or perhaps someone can explain to me how blowing up innocent people randomly constitutes an actually ideology? If terrorism is an ideology, then Charles Manson and Ted Bundy were idealists as well. The only "ideology" I can think of that would fit that mind-set is called "psychopathy". Terrorism is about misfits looking to vent their personal frustrations onto a society (preferably a successful one that they envy and resent) that they decide is to blame for every single mistake, screw-up, and disappointment they'd ever experienced in their own failed lives. These are mostly narcissists and egomaniacs who believe that the world should spin around them and their every whim, and when they find out that it doesn't i.e. when all of their plans of a hot wife and great job fall to pieces, they turn to hating everything and everybody. Terrorism – as this wonderful comedy shows – is at its very core about sociopathic losers, misfits, cretins, sociopaths, sadists and nothing much else. (Sadists who seek an excuse for killing become terrorists, those that don't get labeled serial-killers.) Anti-intellectual left-wingers have a worrisome tendency to romanticize terrorism, simply because the Great Red Book advocates its use as the first step toward Utopia, hence their utter confusion about this actually fairly simple-to-understand modern phenomenon. It is modern because nowadays any coward can blow up dozens or more people simply because technology – conceived by non-terrorist nations ironically – allows him to.This movie is far from being just another goofy farce. The characters portrayed here are far from being cartoonish exaggerations far-removed from reality. Anyone who is even slightly familiar with the world of Islamic extremism and its bearded proponents will recognize many people that they know or have met as being very Omar-like or Barry-like, not to mention Waj-like. If the typical terrorist weren't so stupid, then British Intelligence wouldn't have succeeded in stopping no less than 40 terror plots since 2007. The inability of most (would-be) terrorists when it comes to inflicting any damage is a direct result of their incompetence which in turn can be linked to their enormous stupidity.FL is so right-on-the-money that it's even PROPHETIC in one segment; the scene in which Omar is said to have blown up a terrorist camp by accident. Something very similar happened a few years later when a would-be suicide-bomber blew up a whole bunch of his pals in a terrorist camp in Iraq (I believe). The incompetence, the utter confusion and the absolute absence of either logic or facts in this gang's every move and word is very typical of Islamic extremists. These four aren't some over-the-top fictional clown-versions of some much more intelligent or capable real four terrorists planning an attack. Not at all. We laugh at the four ninnies in spite of the serious subject matter, because ultimately stupidity is always funny, at least when presented well, with a good script and a solid cast; the guy playing Barry is the stand-out.Many people who hated this film (no doubt Islamic radicals and their bosom-buddies the Marxists) are the same individuals who failed to pick up the more subtle points; for example, the hypocrisy of a back-to-the-caves mentality exhibited by confused morons who at the same time enjoy all the conveniences of modern technology and western democracy. Omar's anti-consumerist/anti-capitalist rants are in stark contradiction to his own way of life. Omar makes fun of his women-enslaving Muslim buddy, and yet Omar is so thick and confused that he doesn't realize that he is actively pursuing the emergence of a society in which his wife would be treated like a slave. It is this "unconscious hypocrisy" that defines so many political and religious extremists, whatever their religious or political orientation may be. Also, Omar's devotion to his family is in stark contrast to his willingness to destroy/decimate OTHER people's families. This makes Omar not only a radical murdering fool, but also shows the egomania that is involved in such a character profile.It is a great relief that FL doesn't take the politically-correct route by portraying Islamic radicalization as a virus that only infects a tiny minority in western Islamic communities. Rather, the movie hints (more-or-less latently) that extremism is widespread. The Four Buffoons receive a lot of support from their friends, families, and many Muslims they bump into by chance (such as the restaurant where Waj stumbles). Far from it that most Muslims are "peace-loving moderates"; this is a falsehood that left-wing head-in-the-sand cowards spread because they are afraid of any sentiments that might challenge their fanatical belief in the success of their pet obsessions: diversity and multi-culturalism. Ironically enough, Islamic extremism is undermining exactly that multi-cultural dream that every liberal nurtures, and yet that same nincompoop is unwilling to face up to the realness of this threat and stubbornly lives in denial, refusing to acknowledge the vast dangers it brings, instead opting to blame the Right for everything.The only time FL gets politically-correct is when it shows the police and the common (English) man as being almost or equally as laughable/dumb as the terrorists themselves. This was done in order to protect the movie from accusations of racism – but also to get more laughs.

Okay, so the makers of this film must have known that what they were doing would court controversy, but they did it anyway. 'Four Lions' tells the tale of a 'cell' of British Muslims who are plotting various – lethal – terrorist attacks on Britain. That wouldn't be that controversial in itself if the film was a drama, but it isn't – it's a comedy – a pretty black one definitely.Therefore, you will always get a certain percentage of the audience who claims that this sort of area should be 'off limits' and not something to be made fun of. Those people will hate it no matter what and vote it one star (probably either before it was release, or without ever actually watching it).Yes, it covers a taboo issue, but, although it chooses to mock certain people, it goes to great lengths never to make any sweeping statements about such as how 'all Muslims are terrorists,' or something equally as crass. The central protagonists may wish to cause loss of life through their actions, but you can see that they're the minority of the minority. They're misguided and truly believe that what they're doing is for the greater good.You may also think that it would therefore be pretty hard to ever find much to like about this crowd of terrorists. Yet, you may even find yourself actually liking them, even if you totally disagree with what they do/stand for.You definitely need a broad/black sense of humour to fully appreciate this. There are plenty of laughs to find in there, just don't try and pre-judge it on what some people's 'knee-jerk' reactions to the subject matter were.If nothing else... you'll learn the difference between a Wookie, a bear and the Honey Monster.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

Now here's something well worth an open-mended person's time. Buffoons, for the most part impressionable wannabees, royally mess up while thinking they're doing something for the good of the world. If you dare, get out of your comfort zone and substitute their jihad for any type of fundamentalism that has an intolerant edge to it. Those groups or movements will attract the impressionable, the zealots, and the misguided dangerous people ready to explode their "fringe" positions. But this film is entertaining for its downright belly laughs of humor. Unfortunately, the sound editing and rapid fire (no pun intended) line deliveries make parts of it hard to understand. If you can tolerate subtitles, use them even if English is your native tongue. Otherwise, you may miss some really funny lines. Be prepared for an ending that gets sublime. It's really the only socially-responsible way to end this great work, despite it being a downer you'll feel while the smiles haven't yet faded away from your face. Chris Morris is superb as a writer and director, and he should continue tackling these tough subjects, AfroPixFlix sez.

I really wanted to love this film because the premise was very interesting and ripe for humor and satire. The production value and acting was fine but the characters were not well developed and their motives were unclear. the story was unfocused and the film meandered too much.In a 97 minute film (especially with such a good premise) there really is no excuse for filler. It felt as though the film makers were short on ideas and made up for it by creating gags that did not advance the story.It had some very funny one liners and thoughtful fun with touches of social commentary,but those moments were few and far between. Overall its a solid movie for which the highs make the whole a worth watch. Ultimately the movie leaves you wanting more, but not in a good way.