BKinzeys

I'm reviewing this because I felt bad about giving it only a 5. The segments are interesting and fairly well done it just doesn't seem complete or finished.

The main story covered here is Pastor Terry Jones and his organization putting the Koran on trial. There is an interview with Pastor Jones and some coverage of the actual trial. Enough info so we know this is a Kangaroo Court (10 of 12 Jurors are from Jones's congregation) with Jones presiding as Judge. Where is the interview with one or more Juror? Witnesses? Holy Smokes where is the interview with defense council? That's a guy I wanted to hear from and about.

There are segments on the Stackhouses, an interesting Muslim couple. Other than being Muslim, what is their connection to the trial? I saw this on The Documentary Channel and before the documentary there was a brief segment with the Producer - Director - Cinematographer - etc Sofian Khan where he spoke of coming across this story while putting together a project on Islamophobia. That's what this looks to me to be. Part of a larger project. In fact I think it looks like something put together to show in order to get funding to complete the project.

It just doesn't stand on it's own. Yet.

Nice film, interesting story about a man and his son traveling through Palestine. We see a father & son interaction, problems in travel, get some background on the father & son, a stop at a roadblock, and start what looks to be an interesting story. Then it ends. Abruptly, quite abruptly. So what happened to the rest of the story? Stories don't need to be all tidily wrapped up for me but seriously, this short is like they ran out of money about 2/3 of shooting and ended it right there. I don't think anything that was introduced in this film was concluded at all. It was all left up in the air.

I felt like a hitchhiker being picked up and starting an interesting journey with the father & son. Looks like we will be together for a little ways and suddenly there is a fork in the road and I'm told "Oh, we can no longer go your way. Our direction has changed and we have to drop you off here. Nice to get the ride but disappointed it ended short.