ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Alanjackd 10?? have not given a 10 since Paper Moon but the reason for a 10 is as follows.Very disturbing view of British multi cultural existence,,,that being the only reason for a 10...very brave direction and storytelling that could have easily ended up as an anti Muslim or racist vehicle...movies like this should be made to make us think about our own boundaries and ideals ...now the review of the movie itself which would have warranted a 4 or maybe 5.The only thing that lets it down is Paddy Considene..not because he is bad but because he is such a brilliant actor people will watch it just to see him..it should have been made with unknowns so the message was about the narrative,,,not the actors. Never before have I found myself feeling so uncomfortable watching a movie...and that is what movie making is all about.I shall be watching for the director in the future.

l_rawjalaurence HONOUR is a difficult movie to watch. Centering on the idea of honor killings, a practice that not only prevails in Muslim communities but in other cultures as well, it focuses on the way in which Mona (Aiysha Hart), 'transgresses' her family's sense of ethics by falling in love with a Punjabi man Tanvir (Nikesh Patel). Spurred on by her elder brother Kasim (Faraz Ayub), who works for London's Metropolitan Police by day, the family engage a bounty- hunter (Paddy Considine) to pursue Mona and discover her whereabouts. This he agrees to do, while at the same time despising the family, especially Mother (Harvey Virdi), who spends most of her time at home working as a seamstress.The movie opens explosively with the dénouement, and then goes back to tell the story of why Mona was considered to 'transgress'. The ideas might seem shocking to non-Muslims, but Shan Khan's film shows how important it is for young women - especially - to forge the right marriages, even if it means them being transported back to Pakistan to marry a spouse chosen for them by their family, and agreed upon (normally on financial terms) by the groom's family.Shot in neo-documentary style around the streets of the London suburb of Southall, a major center for the Asian community, HONOUR makes much of the private/public distinction: by day Kasim spends his time working for an organization that explicitly pursues anti- racist policies (in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, which exposed large-scale racism in the Metropolitan Police). By night he appears to embrace just the kind of racism that the police try to eradicate, as he abuses Tanvir - and at one point holds him captive. Yet director Khan does not criticize Kasim for this; on the contrary he suggests that this is a way of life for many of London's Asian communities.The real villain of the piece is Considine's bounty-hunter, who has no sense of belief other than to obtain as much money as possible. He is the true racist in the sense that he makes no effort to understand anybody's motives; all that matters for him is that the job should be done and he should receive due financial reward. It is people like him who help to perpetuate the racist stereotypes that prevent members of different communities from integrating with one another in inner cities - not just in London, but everywhere.HONOUR offers no comfort of an easy resolution. On the contrary, it suggests that second or third generation Asians living in western capitals have to acknowledge the presence of cultural difference, and observe the conventions laid down by their families, even it that means sacrificing the so-called 'freedom' of the west for a more confined existence. This might seem 'unfair' in Mona's cause, but only because she has been brought up in a culture that supposedly values free will.

chrismackey1972 I thought this was an awesome movie that dealt with a serious issue. I've never seen a movie based on "honour" killings before. There is nothing honorable about those killings. They are conducted by cowardly bigots who are not open to change and have very myopic views of the world, and they impose their disgusting views on their family. This was very well done. I strongly recommend this movie. The acting and the script was great. One thing I didn't care much for in the movie, however, was they kept jumping around in time. For instance, at the beginning, Mona is seen being strangled by her brother. The scene right after that shows she is with her Punjabi boyfriend. They could've made that a lot clearer had they simple had a text on screen that said something like "2 Days Earlier." It needed that to make it clear what the timeline was. Instead, as a viewer, I was kind of confused.Alysha Hart (Mona) really stood out. She is a very good actress, and I hope to see her in more movies in the future. Paddy Considine reminds me a lot of Damian Lewis (from Homeland). This is the second movie I've seen him in, and he was good in both. The supporting players were equally good. As I said, I recommend this film. The ending is a bit Hollywood-ized, as most honour killing situations won't have anything but a really bad and bloody ending for the one targeted to be killed.I gave this an 6-star rating because the acting, directing, and the script were all great. I also liked that it dealt with a very serious problem that hasn't really been addressed by the filmmaking community. I would've given it a 9-star rating, but - again - I didn't like that the timeline of events was confusing. They should've either made the film in chronological order instead of jumping around, or at least made it clear that certain scenes happened earlier.

t-leadbeater I saw this recently at an Insight event - promoting faith based films - which did not in the end feel quite right. The focus is on testosterone-led patriarchy rather than religion. Nice touch (minor spoiler) that the elder brother is in the police.The central couple are sympathetic although their relationship is sketched as minimally as necessary to set the plot going. An interesting angle is intra-communal snobbery (almost racism) of the woman's family towards the Panjabi boyfriend. This is expressed most contemptuously by the elder brother but also leads to the most brilliant scene in which he simultaneously speeds to a domestic violence incident whilst threatening murder in Urdu on the phone to the other brother.The producer said his intention was "to entertain" and that it was not an issue-based film.It's definitely gripping and free of sanctimony. I think "tell a story" would have better covered both his/their commercial hopes and the use of honour killing as a plot.A sort of real-life Hunger Games - the woman is rather character-less but you root for her.