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The film's parallels between Mohmed's travails and the Iraq war are forced, but overall this is a fascinating odyssey that never plays out in ways you would expect.Full Review

Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

Operation Filmmaker takes a thrilling left turn from its original conceit, and Davenport does a nice job rolling with the punches.Full Review

Scott Tobias
The Onion A.V. Club

It spreads the punishment around, from the executive suites of Hollywood to the mean streets of Baghdad. Everyone here comes out smelling bad - that's why the film's so good.Full Review

Ty Burr
Boston Globe

Operation Filmmaker is eventually about Muthana blackmailing Davenport by withholding access to him as she fruitlessly seeks a happy ending for her film. "Now, I'm just looking for an exit strategy," she finally concludes.Full Review

Lou Lumenick
New York Post

This gut punch of a documentary will knock you for a loop. File it under "no good deed goes unpunished."Full Review

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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