The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
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87 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    McNamara speaks concisely and forcibly, rarely searching for a word, and he is not reciting boilerplate and old sound bites; there is the uncanny sensation that he is thinking as he speaks.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Probing... haunting.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    Arguably the most conventional documentary made by Errol Morris and, perhaps equally surprising, it displays sympathy toward its subject.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    They're answers that will either earn your respect, or further damn him as the architect of an American nightmare.

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
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  1. harrison
    10
    The best documentary ever made.

    The music is beautiful and haunting, The film is a fantastic send off to McNamara, a man who is certainly goi    ng to hell when he dies.… Expand
  2. ShannonP.
    10
    This should be required viewing in every college and high school history class touching on American history. Those who would so readily crown WW II era Americans as "the greatest generation" can contemplate the little discussed fire bombing and burning of dozens of Japanese cities and tens of thousands of civilian women and children. If, as McNamara argues, "proportionality" is a key standard for judging war time behavior, then.… Expand
  3. WillieG.
    9
    Very well done, nearly every moment was gripping from start to finish. I'm not old enough to have experienced the periods of history covered in the film, yet this film hit home with me as a born & bred citizen. I would encourage and invite anyone to see this film at least once, particularly any fellow Americans old enough to comprehend the ultimate societal breakdown known as war.… Expand

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