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[Jon] Stewart has made a confident entree onto the directing scene that demands to be noticed.

In typical (Jon) Stewart fashion ROSEWATER turns controversial political events into boisterous humor.

The overriding message of the film is the need for free press--a somewhat academic end to a very human experience. That, combined with the obvious lack of suspense, make for an interesting, if lukewarm, film.

Stewart seems to be declaring on every frame of Rosewater, but his knack for dealing with dry subject matter in all kinds of hilarious ways would have worked wonders. It's almost cruel how he turns the film into such a humorless bore.

Stewart's comic genius fails to translate into film excellence in his first attempt as a writer and director.