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Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

I found no truth (at least the whole truth, and nothing but the truth) in this movie... Horrible performances... And even worse screen play. Unbelievably unbelievable

I'm not Iranian nor Jewish or do I have anything to do with this production. This movie is just boring. The script itself leaves a lot to be desired.This script should not have been made into a film. In truth, this film is so-so and fails compared to a real documentary. In entertainment, this film film fails completely compared to better films from the US and Iran.Production-wise it's a mixed bag. I don't fault them for hiring non-Iranian actors or using English, that is, I don't dock points, but they don't get bonus points for using English. All these small things add up. The place doesn't look like Iran and they didn't even try that hard. I see a better effort from a TV "small screen" shows like Tyrant and Homeland than this supposed "big screen" Hollywood film.There are obviously 10 star reviews from people that liked the films message more than they liked the film. Yes, the regime sucks. Yes, looting is bad. No, the movie still sucks.Rotten Tomatoes: 33% Metacritic: 16% Guardian, Roger Ebert, etc. 1/5 or so.It's not "polarizing," it's just a crappy film in a world filled with great films, great TV shows and great documentaries.

This movie, to me, was extremely non believable considering that it is a true story based on the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Opening, we are introduced to our location, Tehran, Iran with a gathering of people at a party. From that moment, the first thought was that the selection on actors i.e. Selma Hayek and most others, were not cast correctly as Iranian descent/Middle Eastern actors. The set, background, was so fake, I felt like I was watching, and this is very difficult to describe, a clip on "how to make a film set look real: The beginning stages." From that moment on, not one set of dialogue, as a reviewer said before me, made any sense. Nothing was played out, and the movie lacked a true plot. This is a truly discouraging and disappointing experience while watching a movie based on the true events of the Jewish/Muslim conflict during the Iranian Revolution of the time. I would not watch this movie if you are familiar with the history, a true movie buff and critic, or put off by or offended by cultural/ethnicity casting. I believe what was done here was offensive. I do also think that many will find that this is a good movie and enjoyable, however, I hope that by picking certain actors in this movie was not the CSA or Directors idea of getting it attention, as this was a real and horrifying time in history for many.

This is a movie that should have been better. The Iranian revolution is interesting today because of the deal with Iran.Considering it's based on true events there are some weaknesses in the way the story unfolds. If things were so bad didn't they have any plans to leave at all? Would they bother to torture and fake shoot some simple jeweler like that? But maybe things like that really did happen in the revolution. The way he buys his way out is quite good.It is a more or less one sided story and that may offend some. However this movie doesn't need to show both sides of the revolution to be watchable. Can't put everything in one show.The acting is good. Great to see Salma Hayek on screen again. She is watchable and believable needs to act more. Shohreh Aghdashloo from House of Saddam, plays a housekeeper and she is good as always. Adrien Brody is especially convincing during the torture and in his scene with the son of the housekeeper. He is good as showing suffering and this is a role that is quite in the vein of the Pianist.The ending feels contrived and weakens the message of the story. I get it that they have to make things exciting for a movie but the escape would have been more effective without the car chase and mountain horse ride. A more realistic treatment would have been far better.