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Whether you see it as a plea for understanding or forgiveness, or an attempt to excuse the inexcusable, this worthy Oscar-winner is a never less than fascinating re-examination of one of the most devastating tragedies of the 20th century, hosted by a...read the complete Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) review at Empire Magazine [UK]
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The Fog of War, directed by Errol Morris, is subtitled Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara. The documentary raises important questions, provides information that will be new to many filmviewers, and the answers are extremely troubling....read the complete Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) review at Political Film Society
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PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
"Are you ready? All set?" In response to Errol Morris' offscreen query, Robert Strange McNamara sets his face and gazes into the Interrotron. He looks vaguely uncomfortable and also ready, but for...read the complete Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
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James Bowman
The most revealing thing that Errol Morris’s The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara has to show about his subject is the fact that he ever agreed to cooperate with the filmmaker in the first place. Though obviously...read the complete Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) review at James Bowman
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Be forewarned: Nothing's sacred in "EuroTrip," not even the Pope. The jokes are naughty, the alcoholic consumption is high, the stereotypes are aplenty and the girls are bare....read the complete Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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by kenny on February 13, 2009 Layton, Utah
I learned all kinds of things about the Vietnam war that I never knew before from this documentary. The best part is its directly from a politician who was there and called some of the shots. I highly recommend this movie to any one who enjoys learning ...

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