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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumErrol 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.
- 100TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissThis is spellbinding reality cinema about duplicity and, worse, ignorance at the highest level.
- 100Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranNever one to shy away from challenges, Morris has come up with one of the best documentaries of this or any year.
- 90VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyErrol Morris delivers a compelling, thoughtful and entirely involving documentary in The Fog of War.
- 90The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasRevisits 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.
- 90Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanNo matter what your opinion of McNamara, The Fog of War is a chastening experience.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt will knock you for a loop like no other movie this year.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliMcNamara has a reputation for being intelligent and belligerent. The Fog of War validates the former characteristic, but not necessarily the latter.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatPresents us with a man who simply cannot be easily categorized, even when he looks us straight in the eye.
- 80L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyMorris 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.