Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Btexxamar I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

anonreview2 This film's idea has promise -- romance between Muslim & Jew in New York, families dead-set-against the star-crossed lovers, refugee facing deportation, etc. But the execution is horrible, and seems to have milked every ethnic and gender stereotype there is.David comes across as a shallow an unsympathetic character... with an every worse girlfriend (pre-Layla). She treats him as a sex object (the classic 1950s-stereotype, just with genders reversed), he lacks any sense of responsibility, and 5 minutes after bad sex she throws him out. Yawn.David's family are shown as fitting the 1950s stereotypes of Jewish Americans all too well. Parents overeager for wedding, bad jokes about plastic surgery, etc. Yawn.Then we meet Layla... who is shown as a sensuous middle-Eastern dancer, dark and mysterious... but facing deportation from the US. She stars in the one good scene we saw, where David (doing sidewalk interviews for his TV show) accosts her on the sidewalk and asks her about her sex life. She responds by slapping him and walking away.I watched this with my husband on netflix instant-play, and after 10 or 15 minutes we were so bored we stopped the movie. For once we're in complete agreement on our rating: 1/10Now that we've seen at least the start of this film, the IMDb user review by "b s" ("don't fall for it ... incompetent script meets cardboard characters", 19 Feb 2008) seems all too true.

smeag3 I really loved this film! I was absolutely stunning, visually. After watching the trailer, I thought that I had the whole film figured out, but it was so much more than what was seen in the trailer. I always find it really interesting in films to see families interacting, especially families from different cultures. This movie did a wonderful job of showing this. What was even more interesting was the relationship between David and Layla. They come from two very different cultures and are two very different people, but it really worked. The chemistry was wonderful, and the relationship was really believable. I would definitely recommend this movie! If anyone wants to see more about it, there are clips and a trailer at youtube.

ottolag-1 As a young mixed race/mixed faith male i was intrigued as to what would i would be watching when i went to see David and Layla at the Kurdish Film Festival. After a brief but interesting history lesson on the Kurdish way of life and beliefs, i then felt i was appropriately informed to view the film. It is not every day that you hear of a Kurdish Romantic-Comedy set in New York, but i have to say that it worked extremely well and in this case first impressions served me well. The film starts off very funny, not the usual unrealistic Hollywood comedy, but everyday humour as the characters played their parts very well and it seemed sincere and down to earth. It has what many films these days do not have, the ability to keep the audience captivated, for this i give credit to the director Jonroy. Looking back on the film, the aspects that strike me the most are the script and the soundtrack both of which were top class. I would recommend this film to people of any ages, as I a 17 year old thoroughly enjoyed it and feel it would be a crime for it not to make it on to the big screen for all to see.

heyam83 I have seen the film at London Kurdish Festival and as I noticed some men criticised it because it shows the fact that the women is not different from man expressing her feeling,drinking, dancing and choosing her partner( why Kurdish boys can get married to others whereas women can not). Men all over the world should realise that the woman is human being , she has feeling same like men , she can involve in politic like him. In general, the film was a new drama in mixing cultures, giving woman freedom to decide her own life. I shouldn't forget the music which was great. The only thing i was searching for in the film was the Kurdish language which was absent in the family conversations. Congratulations for Mr Jay.