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Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)

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Reviews Counted:46

Fresh:35

Rotten:11

Average Rating:6.6/10

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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Nothing in Uncovered: The War on Iraq will change your opinion, but it may give you bullet points to back up your cocktail-party arguments.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
09/09/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

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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Clearheaded, practical and plenteous in evidence but smart and confident enough not to berate you.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
08/30/04
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

Methodically presents the Bush Administration's rationale for invading the Iraq and then systematically dismantles it.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/28/04
E! Online

For those who want facts (or at least authoritative opinions) rather than flash and bluster, Uncovered is for you.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
08/28/04
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

A rather redundant shredder, President Bush's war policy having shredded itself. But in force and focus this sober indictment is devastating.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
08/27/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

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

Even though Greenwald has an extensive Hollywood background, his showmanship abandons him when he takes on partisan projects such as this one.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
08/27/04
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

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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This hastily slapped-together festival of talking heads is so staid, one longs for some of Moore's look-at-me theatrics, and despite the movie's sober-citizen approach, it's no less one-sided than Fahrenheit 9/11.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/26/04
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

Cogent...this too-rare piece of skeptical journalism may play a significant role in our consideration of this moment in history.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
08/26/04
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Uncovered may not have the acerbic tone of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, but it's every bit a damning indictment.

Full Review Source: Des Moines Register | comment Comment
08/26/04
Jeffrey Bruner
Jeffrey Bruner
Des Moines Register

Unlike the indulgent Moore, Greenwald here dispenses with manipulation, theatrics and tricks and lets his often-angry experts wax convincingly.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/24/04
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

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

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

Greenwald assembled an authoritative stream of analysts to point out the self-venerating mentality of an administration that doesn't know when it's been outed.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
08/20/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Smart, engaging discourse.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/20/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Strongly support what critics of the Bush administration's unilateral Iraq policy have claimed all along.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/20/04
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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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