The satire loses its edge a little by making the jihadists such imbeciles, but it’s very funny nonetheless.

| Mar 17, 2023

It excels in that it centralises the humour around the feebleness of mind and inadequacies of the characters, rather than being insensitive to the actual shattering consequences of terrorism.

| Jul 21, 2021

Chris Morris' terrorism comedy is a work of satirical brilliance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2021

Four Lions actually did manage to make terrorism seem a viable topic for parody.

| Oct 21, 2020

For an American audience, one obstacle to this film is digesting working-class British slang to translate the verbal gags; another is distinguishing the players without a scorecard...clever if at times farfetched...

| Jun 16, 2020

Don't be like the Four Lions, but go check out their movie if you want a fresh perspective.

| Apr 7, 2020

A clever and original comedy that, above all, refuses to let the terrorists win.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 5, 2019

I laughed out loud a lot, and by the time the plot catches up to the plotters and people start dying, there's genuine poignancy amid the ridicule.

| Mar 13, 2019

Those hungry for another taste of Morris' uncompromising, darkly-poignant portrayal of modern British society may well find themselves queuing for another ride down the rubber-dingy rapids.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 5, 2018

[Director Chris] Morris scores on character development, humour and ideas.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 5, 2018

It feels like a missed opportunity all the same... As far as slapstick and farce and knockabout buffoonery go, this is as good as anything but my point, I think, is that this could be about any group.

| Aug 30, 2018

... the British comedy Four Lions will fascinate you... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 20, 2018

Capable of being boisterously funny, but it's a movie not designed to be loved easily, or by most people.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 4, 2016

It is like the old joke about a dog that walks on its hind legs. It doesn't matter that it's not done perfectly; it's just a wonder that it's done at all.

| Original Score: B | Jun 22, 2013

From its spectacular sight gags to its riotously memorable dialogue -- the British definitely curse with more flair than Americans -- Morris' Four Lions is a smart comedy about the stupidity of terrorism.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 18, 2012

... A welcome antidote to cultural hysteria.

| Jun 30, 2011

Writer-director Chris Morris walks that razor-fine line separating comedy and tragedy by mocking terrorists without mocking the horrors of terrorism itself.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 4, 2011

Four Lions doesn't always reach satirical perfection, but it comes fairly close.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 23, 2011

[It is] a biting, laugh-out-loud funny satire that dares to poke fun at Jihadi terrorists and one of the blackest, funniest comedies in recent memory.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 13, 2011

Four Lions is merciless in its mission to find humor where few would dare seek it.

| Original Score: A | Mar 9, 2011