Nobody's Hero

"As a straight dark comedy about French Islamophobia, 'Viens je t'emmène' doesn't make a lot of sense. Guiraudie is after something much different here" 

"Like most of his films, the technical elements, including gritty, naturalistic cinematography and low-key music are strong, underscoring an urban setting that's at once mundane and constantly tense" 

"[Not] a trenchant analysis of the origins of prejudice or of Arab people's place in France, but an effective reminder that the motives of the concerned citizen are often infused with petty desires rather than noble ideals (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"'Nobody's Hero' is three characters in search of a story, but not an author, whose conviction in his ideas and unique method of shaping a film still marks him as un vrai original" 

"Alain Guiraudie disappoints with a scattershot terrorism comedy (...) 'Nobody's Hero' begins to feel at once slight and overstuffed, its multiple moving parts never quite clicking into fast, farcical gear" 

"The double narratives at play here, each of which could have made for a respectable standalone film, are unable to find a unifying pitch" 

"Guiradie has cited Almodóvar and Renoir as influences, but 'Nobody's Hero' is more reminiscent of the scrappy and superficial comedy dramas that Woody Allen made when he was short of new ideas"