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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittRiveting and revealing whatever views you have on the partisan issues involved.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsI'm not sure the filmmakers - one, Harry Thomason, is a long-time Friend of Bill - have connected enough dots to prove a "vast" conspiracy. But that many people devoted much of their lives and resources to destroying Clinton is indisputable.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe message is clear, and powerfully told.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThis gripping documentary contends that some shockingly sleazy efforts to undermine Clinton's character and authority were very real.
- 60Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanMake no mistake. This is partisan filmmaking at its most gleefully unapologetic. Unless they're also masochists, Bill Clinton haters and Ken Starr fans will know better than to buy a ticket.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyContent is engrossing (if so fast-paced that uninformed viewers might easily get lost), but packaging is sometimes questionable.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA superficial documentary based on a best-selling book by Joe Conason and Gene Lyons -- which is being released just before the ex-president's memoir hits the bookstores.
- 50The New York TimesDave KehrThe New York TimesDave KehrIn a misguided attempt to break up the monotonous flow of talking heads, the filmmakers have inserted oddly chosen clips from newsreels and public-domain features, meant to illustrate abstract concepts (like eavesdropping or government) while generating some low-level laughs.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt uses numerous hoary techniques -- including tabloid-television-style editing and ominous background music -- that tend to detract from the seriousness of the issues being addressed. Morgan Freeman delivers the portentous narration.
- 30Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanOverwrought and often hysterical, filled with distracting montages and portentous drumbeats, the documentary feels as cheesy as its subject.