Just Like Us
Cross Cultural Entertainment | Release Date: June 10, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttJun 11, 2011
The movie is fast, funny and light on its feet, dipping less into politics or religion than into cultural quirks and characteristics. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJun 9, 2011
Despite its brief running time, the film feels padded by sightseeing footage and a warm but diversionary visit between Ahmed and his Cairo-area relatives. Still, Just Like Us proves an amusing, uniquely unifying effort. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn AndersonJun 6, 2011
Funny, thoughtful and, with its quasi-travelogue voiceover by helmer-comedian Ahmed Ahmed, best suited for a cable outlet that won't cut the vulgarity upon which so much depends. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisJul 7, 2011
The idea that self-mockery makes people relax is tricky. One man's disarmament is another's minstrelsy, and the fine line is well worth another documentary. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 9, 2011
A laudable if lightweight argument for broader minds and thicker skins. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAndrew SchenkerJun 7, 2011
The film is largely effective as a breezy travelogue. Still, Ahmed plays the "Muslims, they're just like us" bit a little too hard, pointedly ignoring the obvious parallels between the "freedom" provided by imported stand-up and the endless McDonald's signs that flicker throughout the region. Read full review
60
Time OutMatthew LoveJun 7, 2011
The result is not so much a documentary as an engaging, if didactic, travelogue with embedded yuks. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 16, 2011
Though it's only 72 minutes, by the time it's over, you'll be ready for it to end. Still, as a glimpse of the Arab world right before the Arab Spring, this documentary may be of some lasting interest. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallJun 16, 2011
The travelogue sequences indicate how widely Middle Eastern cultures vary, but there are few revealing personal encounters in this well-intentioned but minor film. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasJun 9, 2011
The key mistake was Ahmed's choice to direct it himself; it's promotional when it might be revealing of impasses (and commonalities) between cultures and the complex tactics comedians use to address it. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithJun 10, 2011
The American Muslim comedian Ahmed Ahmed does lots of jokes about how he isn't a terrorist. How odd: As I sat through his tepid act, I could have sworn he was bombing. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJun 5, 2011
Rather than a mature, multifaceted approach, the director's portraits of Dubai, Beirut, Riyadh, and Cairo are heavy on still-photo montages comprised primarily of smiling young people and spontaneous encounters with random jokesters. Read full review
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