In the Name of God (2007)

I love this movie so much

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Not being a huge fan of the Pakistani Cinema, going to watch a movie on the big screen (with family and friends) was a step taken with great care. Having seen the promos and trailers, the spectacle that is titled 'Khuda kay liyaye' seemed promising. The time spent in the cinema hall was indeed worth it. The real meaning of the film sinks in when different aspects of the Pakistani society are highlighted. From fundamentalism to extremism and from moderation to liberalism, all paradigms are covered. The image of Muslims post 9/11 is perhaps one of the central themes in this movie. Two main stories unfold, each with great meaning and relevance, leaving the audience captivated and on the edge of their seats. If there is a Pakistani film I would recommend, it would be Khuda kay liyaye, because its just worth it.

Everything is awesome acting, music, screen play, dialogues, cinematography, and last but not least direction... Hats off to Shoaib Mansoor for giving the gift of hope to the whole nation. The try alone would have made me give this movie a maximum rating. What has been achieved cannot be accredited by 5 stars. The rating should be something like 10 out of 5. Rather than reading this review, you should be investing your time in watching this movie right away at the cinema. Watching once, wont be enough. Watch it again and again.Hats off to Shoaib Mansoor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I watched this movie for the sake of the fact that ShoMan directed this movie the director of Sonhere din, the best TV serial after Tanhiyaan, and i was not disappointed. Shaan is absolutely awesome with his acting skills which was given life by ShoMan i would recommend to him if he reads this,please get out of the Syed Noor world of Punjabi films because Punjabi Pakistani films are dead when we lost Sultan Rahi and enter this world of ShoMan because he has earned a lot of respect by this movie. Iman Ali and others were a great touch to this movie, they match to the theme of the plot and movie set-up. Still there is lot of work to be done in Pakistani movies but this is just the beginning. i believe we have not seen the last of ShoMan.

This movie has a lot of what you would expect from Shoaib Mansoor and also lacks in ways which are not typical of him. It is true that this movie employs the techniques of cinematography which are, in fact, in accordance with the day and age of its production and acutely divert from abhorrent and despicable status quo of Pakistani cinema.Unlike usual Pakistani movies it does not use cameras from 1960's – a common practice to which many other directors and producers have admitted. It does not have an over-exposed or (as it happens mostly) under-exposed picture of home video camera used by an utter amateur. It has a decent picture with fairly good use of colours and shades to reflect the mood of the scenes and also the movie in general. In short, it is everything that you would expect of any modern movie along with all the flaws and discrepancies that you'd see in any film of international standard.First of all, the overall story lacks the general subtlety and at times may seem overbearing much like a partially ripe mango with occasional streaks of sourness. Many scenes and scenarios lack the depth and detail that you'd expect of a movie of this scale. Hiring foreign actors to do foreign roles was done very professionally, for all these actors were proficient with their performances and their lines were very well written with all the necessary linguistic details.Scenes of FBI interrogation room, arts college and hospital/medical facility cried out for more multi-faceted viewing angles for the audiences. This apparent lack of detail seems to be caused by the budgetary constraints. The location of Mansoor's (Shaan) residence also needed a little bit more light shed on.Iman Ali has done a great effort with some success in acquiring British accent but a trained ear can easily discern the deficiencies. I'd try and use a British born Pakistani actress instead. Rasheed Naz in the role of Moulana Tahiri was a great choice. He has a knack for doing powerful roles.The worst actor, by far, was the one who played Mary's (Iman Ali) father. It will take another paragraph or two to describe even in a nutshell how bad he was. All I'd way is that his acting was hilariously deplorable. By the way, the movie could definitely use more of Ayub Khoso.Using television actors instead of usual suspects of movie acting was a commendable decision. We all very well know that the standard of acting in Pakistani TV industry is extremely high compared to that in so-called Lollywood movies. Shaan, despite being primarily a movie actor, has great performance skills and has given his best herein.I still do not fathom the reasons behind using Naseeruddin Shah. It could be a marketing ploy as he is highly respected and enjoys great admiration in both Pakistan and India.I think some religious points raised here are highly debatable, despite my extreme contempt for Taliban and their interpretation of Islam. A Muslim female marrying a non-Muslim is prohibited in almost all sects of Islam. If Shoaib Mansoor wanted to argue otherwise, he should have given proper references. Just saying, "not prohibited but disliked" is not enough if you want to incite a healthy, scholarly debate. What else this movie was for, if it wasn't to start a debate on Talibanization and the real teachings of Islamic tenets? All in all it is a highly recommended movie and must be watched with open mind. Interestingly, a healthy knowledge of Islam will make it more enjoyable.This kind of cinematic efforts should be encouraged so that we can change the standards of motion pictures and their viewership in Pakistan.