Four Lions - Unofficial
Four Lions takes real Nerve to poke fun at terrorists, sheer idiots or not, especially when their intended target is a place like London, where terror has reared its head so often and did so to devastating effect less than five years ago.
So for this, Chris Morris must be praised as he tries to shed some light on an aspect of terror – the farcical cock-ups – that has slipped through the wall-to-wall media coverage of the past decade. But the switching back and forth from jihadi thriller to farce suggests the film doesn't really know what it wants to be.
What emerges most completely though is a blokey movie about confused men who would struggle to organise a barbecue in their own back garden.
For a complete understanding of the way the film can be viewed, try taking an analytic view.
Four Lions - Unofficial
Director - Chris Morris
From radio to television and now feature films, Chris Morris has amassed an impressive body of work in the UK as a satirical writer, director, actor and prankster.
Perhaps best known is his current-affairs TV satires Brass Eye and The Day Today. Premiering at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, his directorial feature debut Four Lions has been brewing controversy . . . .
Four Lions - Jihadist Comedy
- Chris Morris
- Jesse Armstrong
- Sam Bain
- Riza Ahmed
- Arsher Ali
- Nigel Lindsay
- Kayvan Novak