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Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:15

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: A political doc that methodically and effectively argues its case.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Aug 20, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: This controversial and arresting film takes you behind the walls of government, as CIA, Pentagon and foreign service experts speak out, many for the first time, detailing the lies, misstatements... This controversial and arresting film takes you behind the walls of government, as CIA, Pentagon and foreign service experts speak out, many for the first time, detailing the lies, misstatements and exaggerations that served as the reasons to fight a "preemptive" war that wasn't necessary. This documentary offers an in-depth look at the unsettling distortion of intelligence and the "spin and hype" presented to the American people, the Congress and the press. Fighting wars to bring about regime change is in breach of international law. Yet, throughout the fall of 2002, and into the weeks preceding the war in Iraq, the Bush administration systematically distorted intelligence evidence and misled the public in order to turn opinion favor of "regime change" in Iraq. The film will present interviews with more than 20 experts, all of whom have informed opinions about the reasons we were given for war and the evidence presented to support those reasons. Some supported the war itself but are deeply concerned about the way information was misused. All believe it is their duty to speak up. Among those interviewed are former Ambassador Joe Wilson, weapons inspectors Scott Ritter and David Albright, anti-terrorism expert Rand Beers, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, former CIA operative Robert Baer and Washington editor of The Nation, David Corn. -- © Uncovered [More]

Starring: George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald H. Rumsfeld

Starring: George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald H. Rumsfeld

Director: Robert Greenwald

Director: Robert Greenwald
Producer: Robert Greenwald
Composer: Brad Chiet, Jim Ervin, Mars Lasar
Studio: Cinema Libre

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Packs a powerful punch if you're ready for a lesson in foreign policy.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
10/07/04
Charles Ealy
Charles Ealy
Dallas Morning News
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Made up of almost nothing but talking heads, and no matter how cogent their statements, it makes for a pretty static movie that's unlikely to engage anyone opposed to its point of view.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
10/07/04
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Despite its slant, the movie offers some illuminating details, and director Robert Greenwald constructs a solid argument that the Iraq war was driven more by expedient politics than facts.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
09/23/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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Any person voting in this year's presidential election owes it to America's future to see this film.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
09/10/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Uncovered has no interest in explaining the Bush administration's case for war for them: This is the prosecution's argument, and it is extremely well-made.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
09/10/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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This documentary makes an effective argument that isn't likely to spur much debate, despite the efforts of the filmmakers to do just that.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
09/09/04
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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If you've ever wondered why we got into the Iraq war and what still faces us there, this is the film that can explain it to you (even if you agree with Bush's policies).

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/06/04
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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There is nothing new in Robert Greenwald's sobering doc.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
09/03/04
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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A thorough indictment of the Bush administration's focus on Iraq.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/27/04
Jonathan Curiel
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
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Starts in an unusually calm and measured way for a documentary critical of that particular military adventure. All antiwar docs, it turns out, are not cut from the same cloth.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/26/04
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Provides compelling arguments that even those on the right wing of the political spectrum will be hard pressed to entirely refute.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
08/23/04
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Greenwald does nothing with the interviews, basically just posting them, one after the other, with the hope that viewers will do his job for him. The result is one-sided and bone-dry.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/23/04
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Smart, engaging discourse.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/20/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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A film that's a model of a concise, cogent case for the prosecution.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
08/20/04
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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A crisp historical document that is worth your time.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/20/04
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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The movie manages to slap some of the cynicism out of you, even if it feels more like a box of dossiers than a documentary.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/20/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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After listening to this steady anti-Bush drumbeat for the past several months, even the most devout progressives may start to feel as if they've heard much of this sermon a hundred times before.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/20/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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Robert Greenwald's sober, meticulous film patiently chronicles the ever-shifting case for war made by President Bush and his close advisers.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/19/04
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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Moore created a movie; Greenwald gives us a cinematized blog.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
08/17/04
Ward Harkavy
Ward Harkavy
Village Voice
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A methodical case against the Bush administration's rationale for the war in Iraq -- a calm, rational and utterly devastating point-by-point analysis.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/11/04
Jay Weissberg
Jay Weissberg
Variety
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