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Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Filmmaker-gadfly Morgan Spurlock is back with the warm, amusing -- and decidedly mistitled -- "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?"

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]

  Though entertaining, Spurlock's lighthearted approach doesn't work as well here.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  The facetiousness of this project is charming at first -- as is the conceit of depicting the hunt for Mr. bin Laden using video-game animation -- but the charm wears off pretty quickly.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Variety

  Morgan Spurlock, of the "Super Size Me" phenom, serves up a rehash of others' 9/11 reportage, bin Laden biography, Islamic theology and suicide-bomber psychology, in a tone so aghast you'd assume he knew nothing about the War on Terror -- which should make pic very appealing for those who know nothing about the War on Terror.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Although he makes an amusing comic foil, Spurlock is ill-equipped to either evaluate or report on Middle East foreign policy. His methodology is disturbingly casual and conclusions woefully simplistic.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A primer no one needed, Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? should have been called "The Post-9/11 World for Dummies."

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