Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Road to Guantanamo Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  A tough, compelling, must-see movie.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyDeborah Young

  The film has a winning combo of excitement and topicality.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  A riveting and disturbing documentary that falls short of greatness by not providing enough insight into the characters. It is mostly intent on inciting a sense of outrage in the viewer, and it succeeds.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  There are some blunders on The Road to Guantanamo. The movie front-loads its first-person accounts with a short list of facts to keep in mind as we watch, creating an imbalance that serves only to undercut the movie's overall credibility.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesDana Stevens

  While far from a great movie, nonetheless effectively dramatizes a position that has been argued, by principled commentators on the left and the right, for several years now: that the abuse of prisoners, innocent or not, is not only repugnant in its own right.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Watching this mlange of journalism and dramatic license can be enthralling and maddening at the same time, because the ring of truth, which the film has, is not the same as the truth, which remains unknown.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Here's one case where it's no praise to say that a movie leaves you with more questions than answers.

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