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22 August 2008 (UK) moreTagline:
Is it a crime to be a Muslim?Plot:
A suspense drama dealing with the current terrorism attacks in UK through a London Metropolitan Police Officer of Muslim heritage who must display courage and persevere in his duties in face of family conflict. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta & Anupam Kher in Apartment (From BollywoodHungama. 27 April 2009, 4:19 AM, PDT)
Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta & Anupam Kher in Apartment
(From BollywoodHungama. 27 April 2009, 4:19 AM, PDT)
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Solid drama with good points moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Police Commander Tariq Ali | |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Susan Ali | |
| Alex McSweeney | ... | PC Brian Andrews | |
| Gulshan Grover | ... | Yunus | |
| Om Puri | ... | Junaid | |
| Stephen Greif | ... | Commander John Shepherd | |
| Laila Rouass | ... | Ruby Kaur | |
| Chris Wilson | ... | Police CO19 Officer | |
| Mikaal Zulfikar | ... | Zaheer Khan | |
| Jayson Whiteley | ... | Police Officer | |
| India Wadsworth | ... | Zara Ali | |
| Arrun Harker | ... | Imran Ali | |
| Cloudia Swann | ... | PC Justine Miller | |
| Clemency Burton-Hill | ... | Pamala Davies | |
| Sadie Frost | ... | Fiona Monroe |
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Rated R for some violence and language.Parents Guide:
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112 minColor:
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Stereo (soundtrack lost)FAQ
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I just came from the cinema from watching "Shoot on Sight".
I have to say that the tag line cached my attention since I first saw it, being interested in the movie itself, and what was it about. Being a Criminology student, it's not hard to find interesting how people react to racism, and how people sometimes overreact to it. Some good points are made on that respect (when Ali learns about the wife of the "racist" cop, for example).
Now, getting into the movie itself, it looks like a TV-drama. It's not a judgement, it's just an opinion that doesn't either make it good or bad. Some of the plot related elements look a bit forced, in order to make the characters more "popular" amongst the public, I guess. The pace is steady, and the movie doesn't refrain from giving some "shock moments", which I particularly love. This makes the whole thing a bit real. However, don't expect great shoot-outs, people jumping on the air whilst firing two guns, or people shooting to the air and shouting "AAAAH" (see Hot Fuzz). It has action, understand me, but in a more steady way.
However, the important thing about the movie (and basically what I went to see it for) is the plot, and what it deals with. Islamic terrorism is something quite present on British society, and even more present in London, and even talking about it might be seen by some as racism. As one of the characters say, not all Muslims are Islamic terrorists, but all the Islamic terrorists are Muslim. Again, not being racist, just realistic. The film manages to stay in a neutral position, and not failing in a pro-Islams/anti-Islams position (which I feared, to be honest). It is neither a terrorist manifesto, nor an auto-criminalisation of all Muslims. Stays well balanced in very unstable grounds.
I gave it a 8/10. Worth watching.