Errol Morris may have been put on earth to make The Fog of War, a stunning portrait of Robert S. McNamara that closes a year of outstanding nonfiction movies on a high note.
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TimeRichard Corliss
TimeRichard Corliss
This is spellbinding reality cinema about duplicity and, worse, ignorance at the highest level.
Revisits the past with an eye on the present and future, hoping as McNamara does that his "lessons" are instructive and might keep history from repeating itself.
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Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
No matter what your opinion of McNamara, The Fog of War is a chastening experience.
It will knock you for a loop like no other movie this year.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
McNamara has a reputation for being intelligent and belligerent. The Fog of War validates the former characteristic, but not necessarily the latter.
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Film Threat
Film Threat
Presents us with a man who simply cannot be easily categorized, even when he looks us straight in the eye.
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L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
Morris is a more talented filmmaker than he is an interviewer. Mean-while, McNamara is a subject so complex and so rich in nuance that he requires no cinematic embellishment.