This is a film to unnerve any New Yorker, as it wanders city landmarks, like Grand Central Terminal, with destruction in mind...
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The War Within (2005)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:41
Rotten:16
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: The War Within attempts to get into the mind of a terrorist, and the result is believable and unsettling.
Theatrical Release:Sep 30, 2005 Limited
Synopsis: The War Within is the story of Hassan, a Pakistani engineering student in Paris who is apprehended by western intelligence services for suspected terrorist activities. After his interrogation,... [More]
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Reviews for The War Within
Slow moving yet thoroughly engrossing...
07/15/06
The premise is indeed engaging, but the conversations are simplistic.
07/11/06
An affecting portrait of the torturous schism between radical Muslims and those who’ve embraced the West.
07/07/06
Akhtar, who also co-wrote the screenplay, is unable to convey Hassan's internal conflicts with any force.
07/07/06
Top CriticYou glance at Hassan with sympathy, which is immediately neutralized by the assurance that this man would kill you without a thought in the name of his god. You pray to yours that he'll change his mind.
01/19/06
You just can't believe Hassan can see so much innocent humanity and still choose mass murder. And then Hassan quietly intones "God is great," and you realize he can no longer see them at all.
01/12/06
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12/18/05
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12/10/05
Top CriticCastelo, working with a meager budget and few familiar faces..., adroitly turns Hassan's moral and religious struggle into a tension-building experience.
12/09/05
The storyline in The War Within is far from fluid and, at times, overwrought. But it doesn't stop the film from capturing one's interest.
12/02/05
Very good.
11/21/05
Top Critic...a challenging film that builds to a riveting climax and is certain to spark discussion across partisan lines.
11/09/05
The very model of the self-hating liberal consciousness; no matter his better intentions, he finds himself blaming the victim for the crime.
11/03/05
Madly rational and persuasive political drama.
11/02/05
Top CriticTaut and suspenseful even when it's just being introspective.
10/30/05
It’s thanks to Akhtar’s standout performance that The War Within is as electrifying as it is.
10/22/05
Almost everything that happens feels true and horrifying, and yet it's done so well you can't look away.
10/21/05
never comes close to subscribing to Hassan’s actions nor to excusing his motives, but does lay out in stark detail exactly what drove him to it [making it] essential viewing
10/19/05
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