Four Lions

The Telegraph“A portrait of five unlikely lads from Doncaster...” If the bombers are mainly crap, so are the police and security forces, who not only raid the wrong 'terrorist’ home but mistake a bear for a Wookie with disastrous results...

The Observer“Little more than sitcom characters...” Chris Morris has inevitably decided that the nation must laugh from the beginning to the end of his feature movie debut, Four Lions, even if it involves the serial demolition of his central characters and a couple of people they take with him...

Little White Lies“Spinal Tap for terrorism...” Morris has joked about his fear of a fatwa, but the only backlash will come from those who feel that he’s failed to hit the target with a patchy black comedy that doesn’t live up to the promise of provocative satire...

The Times“Daring and refreshing...” (Barry) is an out-and-out psycho, while the rest of the gang tend to simplistic thought, comparing their ascent to Heaven to jumping the queue at Alton Towers. Rubber Dingy Rapids becomes the code for a martyr’s death...

Empire“Comic gold in rambling, endearing, black-edged fraternal patter...” Guaranteed to offend a lot of folks across the political and belief spectrum, but consistently funny and horribly to the point. A sit-com spin-off is probably not on the cards, though...

Guardian“A cheerful, scornful black caper...” In the tradition of Chaplin sending up Hitler, Chris Morris depicts a movement of violent berks and prats. In this film, everyone is stupid...

Time Out film“Genuinely unusual...” Those expecting slick, serious-minded satire might be a little surprised: Morris and his team dress their sharp observations and savage one-liners in the clothes of slapstick pratfalls and broad gags...

Total Film “Heart, brains and belly laughs...” From the man who once shouted, “Christ’s fat cock!” at Sir Cliff Richard, Four Lions is predictably hilarious, satirical, dark and devilish. But it’s also a roar of humanist outrage; comic wadding packed around an acidic, acerbic centre...

Variety“Packs its share of explosive laughs...” A ballsy but wobbly high-concept farce that sends up the bumbling schemes of a Blighty-based jihadist cell. You're supposed to choke on your laughter here, especially when people - and not just crows - actually start to die...

The Independent“The bombers could easily have stepped out of television comedies...” Morris does a great job of balancing poignancy and comedy in a hard-hitting finale that shows a humanity and observational brilliance that surpasses everything else in this movie...