50
Grainy video and gimmicky editing give this documentary an amateurish feel, but Samir's charming, rueful interlocutors shine through.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
100
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Articulate interviews and an unusually creative visual style make the picture as lively to watch as it is illuminating to think about.
70
Timely and thought-provoking, if a bit rambling.
50
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Feels a little too much like a film-school project, but it does offer an informative look at a timely issue.
70
The constant flow of background images can be distracting, but this is nonetheless a fascinating film that offers an unexpected and valuable perspective on the on-going Arab-Israeli conflict.
50
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
Goes beyond interesting, though, to moderately annoying.
50
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Never finds a comfortable fit between its biographies and its theorizing.
50
Despite some fancy editing, Forget Baghdad is forgettable.