Rotten
It's a timely narrative subject, but its treatment in The Reluctant Fundamentalist is fundamentally flawed.
Robert Everett-Green, Globe and Mail
Overview
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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56%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Nair has found a real gem in Riz Ahmed, who anchors the film with a charismatically watchable performance. He's in virtually every frame and you hang on his every word.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Rotten
Ambiguity is at the heart of the novel, but Nair is never quite sure what to do with it.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
As a culture-clash story the film works well enough, but as a character study it's a bit of a scramble.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
It most disappoints as a thriller, the flashbacks and voiceovers and romantic entanglements so dominating the proceedings you forget that someone is bound and gagged in real time.
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
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