Shoot on Sight

2008
6.1| 1h52m| R| en
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Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of Scotland Yard. On the other hand, Tariq - a British citizen is himself a suspect in the eyes of his boss, despite his long service in the Scotland Yard

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Majorthebys Charming and brutal
ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
sergepesic We live in strange and turbulent times. The rise of terrorism in the Western world changed our lives forever. Needless to say, movie that tries to tackle this extremely complex topic is more than welcome. Sadly, " Shoot on Sight" is a wasted opportunity.The creators, apparently were'nt sure what they wanted to say.We get the usual clichés about racism and Islam, but no courage or even clear message. The movie was made very cheaply, which isn't necessarily a problem, but the shabby look, unclear artistic vision, and confusing and illogical plot made this film nothing more than average Sunday night thriller. Pity, it had way more potential.
davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning This curiously old fashioned (in terms of style and presentation) thriller was released in 2007 but has the look of a film from about 1997. However old it looks, though, it's got a story torn straight from today's headlines with it's themes of suicide bombings and brain washings of young muslims into fanatical extremism, and even more so about them being homegrown. The opening gambit of an innocent man being shot by armed police is also an obvious slant with the real life shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes. However, none of it is presented in a dark, foreboding sort of way, more in the style of a slick, efficient thriller like in the style of an episode of The Bill. While none of it offers any serious food for thought, it's well made and enjoyable enough on this level. ***
Jay Harris Shoot on Sight is about a police investigation of the death of a Muslim by a Police Officer in the wake of the London Subway terrorist attack.What makes this film stand out. in fact way above most films of this type is that all sides of the issue are presented. We go into a mosque.we meet an Iman & other Muslims/ The chief police inspector is a Muslim superbly acted by an Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah, we meet his family,He is married to a Christian. Greta Scacchi,she sure is a superb actress.Brian Cox is the head police inspector,giving another brilliant performance.The director Jag Mundhra is from India & directs this drama expertly.What I especially liked was the fact, that we can easily transpose the Muslims, into Black, Jewish, Gay or any oppressed minority.. The film explores prejudice & our suspicions on people we think might be up to no good.Regretfully not many people saw this, as it had a very limited theatrical run. Which to me is a shame.The production is first rate.Since this is a police procedural type film, many scenes will be familiar. This cannot be helped.The film should be seen by all thinking people, no matter what our beliefs of feelings are.Ratings: ***1/2 (out of 4) 94 points (out of 100) IMDb 9 (out of 10)
kosmasp ...on both sides. I like movies, that dare to go places. This little film, does that too. It's not afraid and it's not pulling any punches. You get to see both sides of a coin. It's not only about the terrorists and/or the Police/western world. It doesn't show you, that one side is right and the other one isn't. Life is grey and this movie is too, in many ways.It tries to do justice to every aspect of a real life incident (happened in London) and although I am kind of fed up, by movies with the "based on true events" movies, this one does it's title justice. As good as that is possible. Of course there are flaws (and I'm not talking about the budget or the documentary feel that it has, it's obvious this ain't Hollywood), but with a hot topic like that, it's just not possible to do everyone justice and/or satisfy everyone. If you want that, you have to watch other movies too, to get many sides and other perspectives on that subject matter. You could start with this one of course ...

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