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The Fog of War (2003)
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Reviews Counted:133
Fresh:130
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8.4/10
Theatrical Release:Dec 19, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $4,052,471
Synopsis: Documentarian Errol Morris directs THE FOG OF WAR, a captivating look at Robert S. McNamara, who served as the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The movie... [More]
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Reviews for The Fog of War
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This is the most culturally significant documentary imaginable and should be mandatory for repeated viewing by all public officials the world over. Full Review |
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[It] raise[s] complex questions about man's role in that most awful and inherent of human characteristics: our penchant for war. Full Review |
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When it comes to war, Robert S. McNamara wants us to know that our history with war has taught us plenty. Not that we've learned much from it. Full Review |
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A fascinating look into the mind of one of 20th century America's most controversial military figures Full Review |
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McNamara makes a very human monster, a flawed man who regrets that "in order to do good you have to be willing to do evil." Full Review |
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a deeply felt testament of a man struggling to wring meaning and redemption out of history’s hard, unyielding surfaces Full Review |
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The images and music combine with McNamara's voice and expressions to create a tapestry of a life lived toughly through a world that has looked over the edge at hell itself. Full Review |
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Morris seems to go deep. But does he? The film is Morris’s but the message McNamara’s... The film is effective emotionally -- sometimes unbearably so. Intellectually...?
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Fascinating look at an influential old man looking back on his life, enlivened by strong graphics and news footage, with a great Philip Glass score. Full Review |
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It should be required viewing for Bush and Rumsfeld. Full Review |
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