I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

I don't LOVE many movies, but this one I DO LOVE! The story offers us an opportunity to get in touch with the very human part of who we are. Love is one of those few languages we all speak around the globe and there could never be boundaries to confine it, even the boundaries set by the training of a traditional religious family.I am an Arab who grew up in a traditional Muslim family in Damascus, Syria and have a somewhat similar story to that of Sabah, as I married a non-Arab, white with blue eyes, American man. I find stories like this refreshing as they go against every stereotype that boxed-minded people have about Arabs and Muslims. It is a story that does not fit into any mold, and forces the viewer to review their position and inner attitudes about another religion or culture.This movie is powerful in a sense that it stands in the face of all western propaganda regarding Arabs, and paints Arabs for who they really are: human beings who live in every day life, fall in love, have joys and sorrows, and in their hearts are very generous and compassionate people.

I have a hard time judging this movie. I must admit that it's a nice, light-hearted comedy that tries to break down nasty stereo types and humanizes our Muslim brothers. But on the other hand the movie is full off strange contradictions. Take the character Sabah, for example. She chooses to wear a hi jab but does things that are completely in opposite with that choice, like drinking wine, having pre marital sex, kissing on the street with a man, etc. That just didn't feel right. It's as if the Islam is just a small layer that has to be conquered to live a free life, and that it is a good thing to drop your own religious morals and values.I know some young, independent and intellectual women that made the choice to wear a hi jab while still respecting it's meaning. They aren't forced by evil brothers ( the cliché used in Sabah... ), they chose for expressing some virtues by wearing a strong religious symbol. Other women that I know dropped the hi jab and live a life like western women would. That's just as good as wearing it, but they're not pretending anything either...What Sabah is doing is pretending virtues for the outside world by wearing that specific religious symbol, but while living a life that's contradicting that. It's fairly safe to say that having pre marital sex and drinking alcohol is against the Quaran. It's like a pacifist joining the army, or a socialist with a Ferrari. Sabah is a woman that can't choose, not the heroine that the movie wants to make out of her. She'd have my respect if she either chose to drop the hi jab and have the western ''freedom'', or if she chose to keep it on and accept its responsibilities. Now she's just someone that doesn't choose, but keeps pretending something she's not. (--- I say this knowing that she's a fictional character, of course my opinion would be less strong if she was a human of flesh and blood. It's the message that the movie gives with her heroine that doesn't suit me, not that some Muslim women have sex before marriage or drink beer or anything.

A simple, straightforward look into the private lives of an Ex-patriot Syrian family, depicting certain degrees of dysfunction, and how far a woman is determined the bend the rules for the love of a man that may seem unfavorable in her culture. Not to mention a family trying to come to terms with one another, and signifying the importance of communication, but showing Sabah's indifference to her surrounding little by little in a clear and concise manner. There are some VERY beautiful and touching scenes that will make you shed a tear while smiling. A beautiful character study supported by phenomenal acting and screen writing make this movie not one to be missed. Very uplifting and an overall superior delivery makes Sabah a definite winner.

To be honest, When I decided to watch the movie, I did not expect much out of it. I was just interested as a Syrian to see a foreign movie by a Syrian director and to see how Syrians are introduced in this movie, and I was surprised. I thought I am watching a Syrian movie or even watching people I know. The actors, their Syrian accent,their clothes and make up, the house decoration every thing was perfectly Syrian. The conflict Sabah lives between her religious believes and her desire is lived by every committed person in every spot in the world. However, the victory of desire on believes is not favorable to many. The movie's weakness point is its non - persuasive ending,it is a typical Hollywood end ( remember my big fat Greek wedding). Any way, I enjoyed the movie and you all did a good job.