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Marta Barber, Miami Herald: 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. Read more
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: With subject matter so potentially intense, it's a ho-hum thriller with a predictable outcome. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: All this is neatly laid out -- too neatly. The results lack the shadows and fog of real life. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Very good. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The details the film provides of how a lonely true believer might try to wreak havoc on thousands of strangers are horrifyingly believable. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: The War Within is not entirely free from an aura of didacticism or contrivance, but the film by and large functions as a taut thriller. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Shows the reality and tragedy of gulfs between human beings who might otherwise learn to love each other. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: There are some intermittent moments of power. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Along with the obvious practical, political self-interest, there's an undeniable creepy voyeurism that enters our desire to know what goes on in the mind of a suicide bomber. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: A jarringly realistic, psychologically astute portrait of a budding suicide bomber with his eyes set on Grand Central Station. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Lyrically shot by Lisa Rinzler, but mired in noir cliche, the movie manages to be simultaneously overwrought and undercooked. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: This is the sort of material guaranteed to disquiet anyone who lived through 9/11, but rather than exploiting the memories for easy genre thrills, director Joseph Castelo tries to confront the underlying situation. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Despite an admirable effort to explore topical concerns, both director and actor are obviously overwhelmed by the immensity of the subject matter. Read more
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: The picture couldn't be more topical, but in the end it feels schematic, and you sense that the filmmakers are trying too hard to be even-handed. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: A penetrating, provocative, tautly suspenseful character study. Read more
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail: Akhtar, who also co-wrote the screenplay, is unable to convey Hassan's internal conflicts with any force. Read more
Susan Walker, Toronto Star: An endlessly complicated movie about the potential for terrorism among American Muslims. Read more
Robert Koehler, Variety: An honorable but failed attempt to dramatize the dynamics that propel a basically good man to become a suicide bomber. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Whatever inner conflict rages looks to us like moping and staring blankly out at the East River. Read more
Teresa Wiltz, Washington Post: Call it a portrait of a mild-mannered zealot, one that seeps under the skin and unsettles the nerves. Read more