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The Trials of Henry Kissinger
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72 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: Is Henry Kissinger -- Nobel Laureate and the most famous diplomat of his generation -- also a war criminal? Provoked by the Christopher Hitchens's book, filmmakers Jarecki and Gibney have constructed a movie which is both brilliant legal brief and chilling psychodrama. (Film Forum)

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  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    Haunting music, the seriousness of the allegations and riveting interviews with Alexander Haig, Christopher Hitchens (whose book inspired the film) and others give "Kissinger" extra drama and urgency.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Pungent, opinionated, outspoken.
  3. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Andy Klein
    60
    Two minor drawbacks: Onscreen IDs of speakers are sometimes omitted. And Kissinger's crimes seem almost paltry in comparison to current American policies.

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