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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's carefully researched, and it's crucial to fully understanding the Iraqi/American enterprise.
- 83Portland OregonianMarc MohanPortland OregonianMarc MohanReally, though, the most surprising thing about this system is how it disregards some of the basic tenets of conservatism.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoThere's no objectivity in this film -- Greenwald's goal is not to offer balanced coverage but to roil the waters.
- 70L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyGreenwald's sense of indignation carries the day: He preaches to the choir -- and apparently passes the collection plate -- with evangelical furor.
- A febrile blend of facts, liberal outrage and emotional manipulation (like his colleague Michael Moore, Mr. Greenwald knows the visual power of a grieving mother), Iraq for Sale has an us-versus-them sensibility that’s extremely effective.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLike Greenwald's previous films, Iraq for Sale is made from a progressive political point of view but spends considerable time talking to regular people who likely voted Republican.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceFor those who have let the war drift into the background noise of talking heads, Iraq for Sale is a much needed reminder of the criminal negligence of those who led the troops into this mess and those who have gotten rich off of it.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSuffers from the same occasionally heavy-handed style as its predecessors, it offers a credible indictment against the large corporations currently enjoying windfall profits thanks to the Iraq war.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirGreenwald isn't capable of the magisterial, mournful manner of, say, Eugene Jarecki's "Why We Fight," but the two films would make a natural double bill.