Title: A Change of Tone for Michael Winterbottom
Product review: An excellent change in tone for Winterbottom, while maintaining the documentary feeling of 24 Hour Party People and Tristam Shandy. Although heavily edited, to the point where many of it's rich performances are sacrificed for the film's kinetic pace -- the effect seems to accurately recreate the urgency of Pearl's kidnapping without turning it into an episode of 24. Moreover, it was also refreshing to see the efforts of the Pakistani police force portrayed as being stuck in the middle of an endless political divide -- much like the Pearls and the countless number of bystanders tragically affected by terrorism. (8/10)
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