The Saviors, by director Kevin Hamedani and written by Hamedani and Travis Betz, is a satire that feels like it’s been sitting on the shelf for a few decades. Playing off post-9/11 fears, The Saviors tries to teach a lesson that any sane person already understands, in that judging people by the way they look isn’t right. Islamophobia is still rampant in our world, without a doubt, but The Saviors doesn’t have the nuance or the depth to explore its well-intentioned concept in any way other than in the most obvious, direct ways.The Saviors is a film that wants to be a broad comedy at times, while exploring intricate, difficult topics the next, and in this film, the two don’t meld together nearly as well as they need to do this idea justice.
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