5/10
Quite controversial and not so great
9 September 2007
I am sorry to dissappoint anyone with this review but trust me the plot does have many weaknesses. Most people are supporting it because they adore the message being delivered therefore they are finding stuff useful which is generally being presented with preset bias. It is quite unique to see how the location changes from a war to suddenly back home to domestic issues. It certainly paints an already oppressed religious sector of Pakistan in much darker shade and to counter that USA has been painted in an equally darker tone. I hope people do realize that what is being shown can result in serious kind of lawsuits. The ending also seems quite inconclusive. The movie could have given some form of attachment to it characters but they seem to change their ideologies in brink of a second. It seems like in terms of providing a progressive opinion the religion is being fine tuned to keep up with changing times. It might be a great movie compared to other Lollywood or Bollywood flicks but it is nothing like author's earlier works in the "Sunhery din" or "Alpha Bravo charlie" . He does have a very admirable soft spot for armed forces of Pakistan but in many ways it tends to give him a very unpleasant bias. I will definitely recommend this movie but please do not try to form opinions about extremely religious people in Pakistan nor the US justice Department system, both of which are being misrepresented. I can assure anyone that ISPR and Geo must have contributed generously for this movie because their opinions are resonating quite loudly in many scenes. I will also make a prediction that president "Busharaf" will bestow the Pride of Pakistan award to this movie. It however does have an awesome soundtrack. The acting has also been pretty good. People who have been to Pakistani court or experienced an arrest in USA will find both depictions quite fabricated. I am really not familiar with FATA so I am really not sure whether to call it accurate or simply propaganda to support the present series of events in the area. Please also understand that military just does not fly people on its helicopters. I will again like to re-enforce that please watch the movie for its entertainment value and do not consider all the happenings very accurate.
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