NIQP: Four Lions

(Previously on NIQP: The Sting)

In true Nussy fashion, I've already failed at the Netflix Instant-Queue-Palooza. So if you had 3 movies in the "When will Nussy fail" pool, you won! (Editors Note: The following movie was actually watched the day after The Sting, however its taken me a week to write the review so I am not counting it towards successful movies)

Even though I have failed, I figured I should still sporadically update this with whatever I watch on Netflix, especially when its a movie worth talking about and this is a movie worth talking about. Four Lions tells the tale of a couple of bumbling suicide bombers living in London. Now a comedy centered around sleeper cell terrorists whose ultimate goal is blow themselves up isn't exactly an easy pill to swallow and that's most likely why it didn't find success at the box offices. The movie however is excellent if you're a fan of dry British humor. It's funny, dark but most importantly heartfelt and I would like to think honest in its portrayal of these men who may be suicide bombers but are real people with real emotions as well. The ending is one of the more touching endings to a comedy I've seen, despite its seriously dark nature.

Go see this movie, you won't regret it.