No matter what your opinion of McNamara, The Fog of War is a chastening experience.
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12/16/03
The Fog of War (2003)
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Reviews Counted:133
Fresh:130
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
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]
Reviews for The Fog of War
The Fog of War has a central figure who himself is shrouded in a fog of mystery -- and the “truth” becomes harder to decipher or even intuit.
12/15/03
It will knock you for a loop like no other movie this year.
12/11/03
A warning beacon about fog conditions that never subside but only shift to American military involvement in other parts of the world.
12/10/03
There is nothing simple about Robert McNamara and nothing simplistic about Errol Morris's involving look at him.
12/09/03
A unified and most sobering lesson.
12/06/03
Remarkable and uncannily timely documentary.
11/25/03
Os ensinamentos de McNamara deixam algo claro: caso Bush estivesse no poder quando ocorreu a crise dos mísseis cubanos, provavelmente não estaríamos aqui hoje.
11/01/03
If there's one movie that ought to be studied by military and civilian leaders around the world at this treacherous historical moment, it is The Fog of War.
10/30/03
Top Critic...should appeal to history buffs and neophytes alike...
10/28/03
An exceptionally relevant and morally thought provoking documentary about America's immoral use of the weapons of mass destruction.
10/17/03
Beautifully edited with never-before seen clips from the Depression, WWI, WWII, Vietnam to show how Robert McNamara changed from a hawk to a dove.
10/13/03
What becomes clear is that McNamara — often confident and convincing — is not an entirely reliable narrator of his own story.
10/13/03
Now, in Errol Morris' fascinating documentary, an 85-year-old McNamara looks squarely into Morris' camera and, with his eyes occasionally yielding tears, rehashes his life with a mixture of guilt, pride, candor, sadness and self-delusion.
10/10/03
A superb survey of the last half-century of American politics and one that has much to say about the current administration's attitudes.
10/07/03
Evidently mellowed by time and experience, McNamara is a man whose revelations and life make compelling viewing.
10/07/03
There aren't any easy answers, and devotees of Errol Morris should know that going in.
09/15/03
[Errol] Morris only gives us one, biased viewpoint in his document of American history but it is a succinct, clearly told memoir by a remarkable man...
09/15/03
The Fog of War is one of the most stylistically stunning of Morris's works
09/11/03
A stunning documentary about former secretary of defense Robert S. McNamara that casts new light on his role in major American political events of the 20th century.
06/11/03
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