Kamal Kaadan

A cute show and an easy watch. Seasons 1-3 are significantly better than the last 3. It's by no means a masterpiece in acting or writing, but it's just fun and it does a great job humanizing a minority group that still faces ton of unnecessary hatred and bias in NA (and well ahead of it's time on diversity/inclusion). I think by today's standards, actors probably could be selected better to represent their actual roles but for a small Canadian show from way back when - this is great stuff. Anyone who thinks Muslims are "out to get them" should certainly give it a watch. While not being exactly 100% authentic, it does a very good job of blowing away tons of negative stereotypes.

This show is entertaining. It does make some bold and relevant points, and it sheds light on taboo subjects most people in the Muslim community refuse to talk about. This is what I love about this show and I've seen all 3 seasons. My biggest issue with this show is believability, however. As an arab muslim who grew up in NA, I can somewhat relate and get where the show is coming from. However, most of the scenarios that occur feel almost random. Or a better word might be extremely convenient. Plot points clearly just forced by the writers to make some sort of "bold" statement about a religion or a societal problem. The things that happen to characters in this show just don't make sense. The situations Ramy runs into are simply not believable. For example every woman seems to want to hook up with Ramy, who is a careerless failure, is childish and is not very attractive (including a married Muslim women going to mosque? Laughable scenario). The entire character of Ramy is not believable - he is absolutely unlikable after season 1 and almost everything he does is so immature and lacks even a sense of judgement. This has nothing to do with being a bad Muslim. He is incompetent, and behaves like a 5 year old. His parents are depicted as straight edge and educated, both Ramy and Dina are not believable results of that household imo ( especially in the leaps taken in S3). By S3, I seriously grew to dislike Ramy, Dina and Naseem. These are main characters. They became borderline irredeemable and this takes me out of the show. I understand they are building up to redemption arcs but they're beyond saving imo. I have a lot more to say, but I give it 3 stars for the fun scenarios, the comedy and the exposure it does for arab Muslims in NA (as they do show good, honest, muslim citizens in side characters). However, it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth in some shape or form after every season. I found myself saying "no way" in nearly every episode and that's not a good thing.

Great idea. Love the satire on sitcoms with the back and forth switching. However, the show never has a real sense of urgency. The "real" Kevin is shown way too late and the finale isn't really believable. Believability being my key word when watching this show. Not much felt believable, or realistic. The relationship of her partner in crime was awfully forced and there was 0 chemistry there and unbelievable. The main characters motive to kill wasn't believable either and why she didn't just get a divorce to begin with beats me. I love the idea of the show but I just wish I liked the story and characters more by the end of s2. I wish they showed more of Kevin or gave the main character a more urgent reason to "break bad". If this man is truly this awful who on earth would wait 15 years to do this. And its not that hard to end a relationship. Anyway, it's a decent watch but the second season slowly was losing me and the finale left me unimpressed. I didn't believe that the events would actually have played out that way given all the build up.

This movie is a joke and I found myself laughing at every "tense" or "serious" scene. Unless you're looking for a completely shallow and illogical "woman power" pandering piece, steer clear from this complete waste of time. Spoiler Free Highlights: The most unlikeable and punchable "protagonist" and the world's most inconsistent, understaffed and incompetent mafia. Spoiler highlights: A pretty toxic, corrupt, woman takes down the entire drug mafia alone, without even police detail or a body gaurd, thanks to her 2 main credentials: extensive spin class training and being a modern woman. However, dies to a hill-billy in BROAD DAYLIGHT. Watch it for a good laugh or steer clear.