Mike M
Too often we're left, like the characters, staggering around, trying to piece what we're watching together, and waiting for that gun to go off. Ahmed still thinks in short sequences, and withholds from us any sense of a bigger picture, a higher directorial intelligence at work; turning the narration over to a ten-year-old who spends most of the film offscreen isn't the reassurance we really need. There are signs of promise here - the location is atmospherically busy, and Ahmed gets beardily expressive performances from his leads - but it's a bit of a tough nut to crack.
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
06/25/09
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