Observer by Rex Reed

Aiysha Hart delivers a mesmerizing performance.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Mr. Khan displays a strong visual sense that makes pivotal scenes pop. The unlikely ending strains credulity, but what this confident debut lacks in subtlety, it more than makes up in execution.

The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton

An uneven mix of serious issue movie and sensational thrill ride, Honour is no masterpiece, but it is an accomplished debut.

RogerEbert.com by Susan Wloszczyna

Honour, for good and bad, is nowhere near as gruesome and downbeat as its subject might suggest.

The Guardian

It's as if the film-makers felt they couldn't deliver the didactic lesson unless they wrapped this up in pulpy, thriller trappings.

Village Voice by Danny King

Khan’s orchestration of suspense impresses.

Total Film by Neil Smith

A serious subject receives a simplistic treatment in an ill-conceived thriller in which the emotive (and timely) issue of honour killings becomes just another plot device.

The Telegraph by Tim Robey

Shan Khan’s feature debut swaggers into its subject with more cocksure style than cogent analysis, like a tabloid splash designed to grip first and (if at all) illuminate later.

Empire

An interesting premise but stodgy, suspense-free execution.

Slant Magazine by Ed Gonzalez

Paddy Considine's benumbed ambiguity at least works against writer-director Shan Khan's reduction of honor killings to grist for the cheapest of pulpy thrills.