Home Video: No End in Sight

No End in Sight
Directed by Charles Ferguson
Released July 27, 2007

This sober documentary about the misguided reasons for and actions during the Iraq war is an appropriate analaysis of the situation which wisely relegates its narrator to announcing facts and instead focuses heavily on interviews. To ensure its readability, the names of the interviewees appear on the bottom of the screen the first ten times the person appears, and some people are interviewed non-stop throughout the film. The film also notes when important personnel have refused to be interviewed. If nothing else it is eye-opening and quite often chilling. Mostly, it is extremely frustrating to see just how irresponsible all the actions taken were. For me, that makes a good documentary, something that makes you think but also inspires you to be passionate about something.

B+

Oscar chances: This film is eligible in the Best Documentary category and should get in for sure.