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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

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... 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 incompetence, recklessness and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003), as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. NO END IN SIGHT examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy – the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military – largely created the insurgency a --© Magnolia Films [More]

Starring: Richard Armitage

Starring: Richard Armitage

Director: Charles Ferguson

Director: Charles Ferguson
Screenwriter: Charles Ferguson
Producer: Charles Ferguson, Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson
Composer: Peter Nashiel
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

A thorough, level-headed examination of the Bush administration's failure to properly prepare for, and execute, the war.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
08/10/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

It doesn't matter if you're a news junkie or clueless about current events, you need to see this movie.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
06/24/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

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 Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
05/18/08
Beverly Berning
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04/21/08
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04/07/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

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 Source: Washington City Paper | comment Comment
02/29/08
Tricia Olszewski
Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper

a horror show guaranteed to make you mad

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
02/18/08
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

Well-constructed and well-researched documentary which methodically lays out the groundwork for what went wrong in Iraq.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/11/08
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Watching the film, which is well-organized but utterly artless, one wonders who, exactly, it's trying to sway.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
01/07/08
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

Charles Ferguson's film may be the best, and the final word on the subject.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
12/13/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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 Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
11/25/07
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

Bleak, dry and marginally repetitive, "Sight" fails to answer with clarity why bad decisions were made.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
10/21/07
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

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 Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
10/16/07
Rick Kisonak
Rick Kisonak
Film Threat

You really should see this movie, even though it will make you sick.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
10/05/07
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

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 Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
10/05/07
Globe and Mail

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 Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/22/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

...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 Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
09/21/07
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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Latest News for No End in Sight

August 27, 2008: YouTube Screening No End in Sight Opens in new window
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...

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