Link to Fitna the movie.

The initial reaction in the Netherlands following the long-awaited showing of right-wing politician Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam film Fitna is one of relief. Commentators are almost unanimous in their assessment that the Internet video is much less inflammatory than expected.
 
Mr Wilders himself called the film ‘respectable’ saying he wanted it to spark debate – others said it was ‘nothing new.’  Public opinion has been restrained; no demonstrations or riots and comments posted to popular websites like that of De Telegraaf - the Netherlands’ best selling newspaper – are mixed.
 
“It seems to me that this won’t lead to problems for Geert Wilders or the Netherlands, it was a mess, just separate fragments linked together. It was nothing more than what Wilders always says, in fact it was toned down,”

writes Simon from Amsterdam. Frank in Utrecht had this to say:
“I’m no fan of Wilders but when you see things as laid out in this film you get a clear picture. It will make a lot of people think, and luckily thinking has never done anyone any harm.”

Support and criticism
There were also many messages of support for the Party for Freedom leader with people saying they felt he was addressing issues other politicians are afraid to talk about - those being Islam and integration. In their reactions, different Dutch Muslim organisations expressed a similar sense of relief.

“The worries that I and Dutch society had about riots and that sort of thing are now considerably reduced,” said Brahim Bourzik from the National Moroccan Council.

However, there was criticism from the Muslim groups who say that Geert Wilders is painting an image of all Muslims as extremists. Fouad Sidali, from the Co-operation of Moroccans in the Netherlands, said:  

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