A Mighty Controversy?

In today's Daily News, Bridget gives her blessing to the new Daniel Pearl movie, "A Mighty Heart." Now, Bridget is, to put it mildly, no apologist for Islamist terror. So when she writes, "The film, although the product of less-than-conservative Hollywood talent, admirably resists descending into an anti-American screed," I assume she's right that it's reasonably fair in its treatment of sensitive issues.

So I was surprised to come across this oped from Youssef M. Ibrahim, denouncing AMH for giving "a free pass to terror." Key quotes:

My strongest reservation in "A Mighty Heart" is the absurd political correctness that permeates the film; its writers, producers, and directors do not even mention fanatical Islam to avoid offering offense....

If I were a Muslim who had just watched "A Mighty Heart" in a theater in Dearborn, Mich., Karachi, or Cairo, the only impressions that I would probably be left with is that the man got what he deserved and that Karachi is really one hell of a messy place. Beyond that, I would not have a clue that my Muslim compatriots had anything to do with it.

I haven't seen the movie, so I have no opinion on the matter, but I'm curious to see how this plays out. Perhaps Ibrahim's outrage squares with Bridget's observation that "both sides of the political aisle can find snippets of the script to make or break their preconceived assertions about war, terrorism and Islamic extremism."