Not Without My Daughter

The movie takes the story of Betty Mahmoodys escape from Iran and turns it into a demagogic anti Iranian horror show one that, in the current climate, can easily feed anti Iraqi sentiment as well.It would all be worth getting mad over were the film not so plodding or so obvious in its tactics. ( Read More )

Roger Ebert

Here is a perplexing and frustrating film, which works with great skill to involve our emotions, while at the same time making moral and racial assertions that are deeply troubling. ( Read More )

Matt Brunson

One of the few titles in the John Carpenter filmography thats lacking any of his signature touches, this gentle fantasy cum love story offers little thats fresh but skates by on the strength of the lovely turns by Allen and especially Bridges (the latter earning a Best Actor Oscar nomination). ( Read More )

Rene Jordan

The film touches on a nerve not completely under anesthesia and, in its moments of tension, is very, very powerful. ( Read More )