The Idol's reviews
Media reviews
Variety
The movie largely benefits from Abu-Assad?s natural talent for building suspense and rhythm; if the story?s elisions and fabrications occasionally feel too tidy, it more than earns its emotional impact on the strength of its excellent young cast.
Screen Daily
If in the past Abu-Assad?s movies could be criticised for stridency, 'The Idol' finds him sacrificing none of his thematic drive while locating a more humanistic, inspirational tone.
Cinemanía
The interest of the film is in its rare comic moments (...) in some archival footage that can cause spasm, so fervent, and, above all, in the true story that inspired it.
The Hollywood Reporter
The director and his regular editor Eyas Salman notch up the tension by beautiful degrees as Mohammed overcomes each obstacle with ingenuity, charm and, hokey but true, sheer singing skill.
ABC
The story worth telling (...) that will be eaten by documentary filmmaker intersperses materials and end up proving to be much more dramatic force. (...)
El País
A somewhat unbalanced film, which moves in a melodramatic wave but with moments of excitement rooted. (...) There is a lot of program on screen and little reflection.