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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe movie's fun, a lot of it having nothing to do with its specific subject.
- 70Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonLos Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonThe hint at disagreement among the performers about who can and cannot call themselves Muslim is particularly provocative — a debate that would have been better off played out on-screen rather than summarized after the fact.
- The Muslims Are Coming! is at its best when the comedians talk to real people outside the controlled environment of a stage.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough not wholly successful in its sociological aspirations, the film does provide both considerable laughs and food for thought.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsChicago Sun-TimesBill StametsMuslim comics are correct about not needing to defend their faith in post-9/11 America. Their patriotism is not the point. I just wish they told better jokes.
- 42Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerI kept expecting Sacha Baron Cohen to traipse onto the scene. Alas, he doesn’t.
- 40Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyOne part stand-up comedy concert film (think Kings of Comedy) to two parts social outreach activism, documentary The Muslims Are Coming! works somewhat better as the latter than the former.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineDespite their supposedly good intentions, the comedian-filmmakers broach the doc's central subject with crass and offensive standup routines that wouldn't be out of place on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
- 30The New York TimesMiriam BaleThe New York TimesMiriam BaleThis well-intentioned “docu-comedy” (as the filmmakers label it in publicity notes) is not very funny.