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No End in Sight (2007)
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Reviews Counted:89
Fresh:84
Rotten:5
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: Charles Ferguson's documentary provides a good summary of the decisions that led to the mess in post-war Iraq, and offers politically interested audiences something they'd been looking for: a lowdown on the decision making.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:Jul 27, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $1,250,100
Synopsis: The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, NO END IN SIGHT is a jaw-dropping, insider’s tale of wholesale... [More]
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Reviews for No End in Sight
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A thorough, level-headed examination of the Bush administration's failure to properly prepare for, and execute, the war. Full Review |
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It doesn't matter if you're a news junkie or clueless about current events, you need to see this movie. Full Review |
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No End is Sight is the product of a calmly systematic desire for knowledge, and as such, does not offer solutions, only profound insight. Full Review |
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By the time No End in Sight gets to a late chapter titled "Things Fall Apart," you'll believe that call could have been made a long time ago. Full Review |
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a horror show guaranteed to make you mad Full Review |
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Well-constructed and well-researched documentary which methodically lays out the groundwork for what went wrong in Iraq. Full Review |
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Watching the film, which is well-organized but utterly artless, one wonders who, exactly, it's trying to sway. Full Review |
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Charles Ferguson's film may be the best, and the final word on the subject. Full Review |
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9/10 |
For anyone who's wondering why we're still stuck in Iraq, give this quick 100-minuter a whirl and get filled in. Full Review |
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Bleak, dry and marginally repetitive, "Sight" fails to answer with clarity why bad decisions were made. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The most important film of the year thus far and, more significantly, the most comprehensive, clear-eyed account of the Iraq debacle and the arrogance behind it that we have. Full Review |
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4/5 |
You really should see this movie, even though it will make you sick. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
A tidy summary of the tragic mistakes made, and the brutal arrogance displayed, by the Bush administration in its prosecution of the Iraq war. Full Review |
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It's a film that only begins to take baby steps in telling what went wrong and how insane it is to stick with such a bad war policy. Full Review |
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91/100 |
...a movie that will make you angry or sad. It provides no escape or transport from, but rather deeper engagement with, the regrettably real world. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for No End in Sight
August 27, 2008:
YouTube Screening No End in Sight 
Between September 1 and November 4, Charles Ferguson's "No End in Sight" will become the first widely released feature film to screen in its entirety on YouTube. More...
July 23, 2008:
Netflix Closes Red Envelope
Citing a desire to avoid competition with its studio partners, Netflix has shuttered its film financing and acquisition arm, Red Envelope. More...
January 11, 2008:
Juno, No Country for Old Men Among Writers Guild Award Nominees
If there's one Hollywood awards ceremony that you'd think would be able to go off without a hitch this year, it'd be the Writers Guild Awards -- but you'd be wrong. More...
December 19, 2007:
No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood Top Critics' Lists in Toronto, San Diego, Austin
The parade of critics' year-end best-of lists continued yesterday, with panels in Toronto, San Diego, and Austin weighing in on their favorite films of 2007. More...
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