The satire loses its edge a little by making the jihadists such imbeciles, but it’s very funny nonetheless.

It feels like a missed opportunity all the same... As far as slapstick and farce and knockabout buffoonery go, this is as good as anything but my point, I think, is that this could be about any group.

[Morris's] new comedy has a provocative, ticklish premise -- five North England Muslims become suicide bombers, but can't decide who or what to take with them.

How does one make a comedy about terrorism? Either mock the political angle or the religious. Four Lions does a little of both.