The Mauritanian

audience Reviews

, 84% Audience Score
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    This movie shows the real side of the world ,the truth behind America and showing muslims as a terrorist.. I don't even know how this movie got accepted by the US.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    Heavy handed but on that front it mostly gets a pass for covering such shameful recent history that has unfortunately been forgotten by the public at large.
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    The movie has excellent acting and screen play. It is not entertaining but intense and unfortunately educational, unfortunate because it depicts a despicable chapter in recent american history. The movie will leave the viewer with a lot to ponder.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    Outstanding but quite upsetting. Definitely recommend.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    One of the best movies I've seen in the last decade. The acting is superb and while we all know what the we did as a nation, seeing the story is eye opening. Why Bush and Cheney are still walking free is a mystery. And Obama's actions were shameful as well.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    The movie is so well done, from start to finish. The actors are outstanding. I knew the history, but not in this detail and seeing what happened brought it to light. I am so glad it exposed the atrocities that occurred.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    Love Jodie foster, and this story was compelling although generic and fairly straightforward but not as dramatic as it could have been. Definitely good film. Also, when Ariana locked that donut and said she hates Americans, this film will put that comment into better context.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    moving powerful great performanes across the board
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    Great acting, especially by Tahar Rahim. Thought I knew lots about the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, but this film was a real eye-opener. Years of mistreatment made my stomach turn, but worse is the US government policy. Shocked that Obama administration was part of the abuse.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    I had read Guantánamo Diary, a great book (even with redactions) so I came in with low expectations for a Hollywood adaption. In that respect I was pleasantly surprised. Many of Slahi's most harrowing experiences get screen time. The producers have to displace the authors story onto white protagonists, Cumberbatch and Foster. a western media project it's branded with the propagandistic, flattering "white savior" narrative to fit western media. That said, it cleaves relatively close to the authors personal story. The Mauritanian sneaks up on you with torture and sexual humiliation plus the terrorizing of the boat trip into international waters. So I commend Netflix willingness to introduce to a mass audience to the monstrous injustices the United States, perpetrates on people of color, a world whites like me do not experience and which propaganda like Zero Dark Thirty & Guy Richie's The Covenant deliberately conceal. I am a fan of Foster and Cumberbatch, and I think each of them with their limited roles play their characters expertly. Hakin should have gotten best Actor not Smith in ‘23. I give the Director high marks for visualization. It is very stylishly shot. W.C.