Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

A wonder several times over.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold

Its overall effect is haunting, hypnotic and moving in a profound and unexpected way.

New York Post by Jonathan Foreman

Visually gorgeous despite its low budget, The Terrorist is a haunting film.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

If you have ever wondered what kind of person volunteers to become a human bomb, and what they think about in the days before their death, this film wonders, too.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

A heartbreaking reminder of all the wars whose frontlines are currently held by the very young, wars that have robbed them not only of family and friends, but of their childhoods as well.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

Taut psychological thriller.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

The movie's bold visual and psychological patterns, as well as its heavy immersion in the natural world, imbue Malli's journey with a folktale quality.

Film.com by Robert Horton

When it counts, this film is absolutely successful.

Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum

The ideological reasons for the heroine's project aren't divulged, so I guess we're supposed to be fascinated simply by the fanaticism of her will, doubts and all. I wasn't.

San Francisco Examiner

The best-looking bad movie in years.