Review of The Mauritanian (2021) by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky for The A.V. Club — 09 Feb 2021
It’s revealed that the evidence against Salahi, who admits only to training with the formerly CIA-backed Afghan mujahideen in an al-Qaeda camp back in the early ’90s, consists of summaries of reports and confessions, which neither side is supposed to see.
But instead of rising to the challenge of such potentially abstract subject matter, the film opts for clichés: file boxes, lawyer talk over fast food, the classic confrontation in a poorly lit parking lot.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of The Mauritanian (2021) was written by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and published by The A.V. Club on 09 Feb 2021.
The Mauritanian has generally received positive reviews.
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