Review Quotes: New York Times + Variety + Washington Post

**** THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feburary 22, 2008

"DAVID & LAYLA: Love, Sex, Belly Dancing And Religious Differences.

The star-crossed romance David & Layla is layered with sharply observed cultural details. The movie works thanks to the charm of its leads and the writer and director Jay Jonroy's observations about Jewish and Muslim family life." - Matt Zoller Zeist.


**** VARIETY, July 20, 2007

“David & Layla is an earnest, frequently funny comedy, a completely accessible and non-threatening tale of the unlikely romance between a quintessential Jewish New Yorker and a lovely Muslim refugee. A brand of immigrant chutzpah that highlights the ‘anything is possible’ side of the American Dream with energy to burn. Shiva Rose (Layla) excels. ” - Lisa Nesselson.

**** THE WASHINGTON POST, August 3, 2008

“Take the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet, add some graphic sexual humor a la The 40-Year-Old Virgin and toss into the crucible of Middle East politics, and you get David & Layla, a frothy romantic comedy. Every scene Callie Thorne is in crackles with unhinged hilarity. David & Layla is suffused with the warmth and passion of filmmaker Jay Jonroy. ” - Ann Hornaday.