[Morris's] new comedy has a provocative, ticklish premise -- five North England Muslims become suicide bombers, but can't decide who or what to take with them. full review

It's difficult to imagine a movie this boldly provocative about the underworld of violent jihad, much less one that actually inspires laughter. full review

The first feature, written and directed by satirist Chris Morris, may seem profane to some, but if you're doomed by watching it, at least you'll go down laughing. full review

A dark farce sitting somewhere between "Dr. Strangelove" and "Duck Soup." It will blow you away. full review

"Four Lions" is a very funny British send-up of the dimwitted children of parents smart enough to escape their repressive Islamic homelands. full review

Four Lions is more interesting than riotous. Consider it an example - a well-paced, clever and understated compassionate example - of a filmmaker wrestling with fear. full review

Really, these guys are just knuckleheads. And the movie is full of outrageous laughs. full review

Might this not have worked better, and conjured more startled outrage, as a mock documentary on TV? full review

I think it's appalling in all the right ways. While its lingering aftertaste of ashes in the mouth is unmistakable, I'd argue that the subject warrants it. full review

The very existence of Four Lions is an act of audacity; the fact that it's also smart, humane, and frequently hilarious is nothing short of a miracle. full review

One of the funniest movies of the year. full review

"Four Lions" is a daring, brilliantly conceptualized film, but like the bumbling bombers of the title, the execution tends to be hit-and-miss. full review

The comedy divides cleanly into dark, violent slapstick (much of it hilarious) and more routine gags highlighting the fanatical characters' foolishness and incompetence. full review

It's an exceedingly dark comedy, a wicked satire, a thriller where the thrills center on the incompetence of the villains. It's fueled by both merriment and anger. full review

These guys are not charming; they're horrifying in their ignorance, and they cause real damage. But there's a weird relief to be found in the opportunity to laugh ourselves sick at their expense, if only for an instant. full review

Brilliantly incendiary. full review

The director, Chris Morris, has been successfully making TV and radio comedies for 20 years. But he falters in this, his first feature. He's taken what might make a funny sketch and forced it to run more than an hour and a half. full review

The movie falters with an inconsistent tone. full review

You laugh until the laughter turns to ashes in your mouth. And then you laugh some more. full review

Morris and his writers-four of them in this film as well -- like to torture logic with absurdist dialogue, and some of their gang's escapades are amusing rather than laughable. Yet "Four Lions" lacks a moral base. full review