The Trials of Henry Kissinger Critic Reviews
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Haunting music, the seriousness of the allegations and riveting interviews with Alexander Haig, Christopher Hitchens (whose book inspired the film) and others give "Kissinger" extra drama and urgency.Read the full review
Makes compelling, provocative and prescient viewing. You can draw your own conclusions.Read the full review
In ''Trials,'' Hitchens is almost endearing, stalking Kissinger from one event to the next like a bleary-eyed Michael Moore.Read the full review
Bluntly effective.Read the full review
Fascinating to watch as a portrait of political celebrity and ego.Read the full review
A muckraking effort that will probably play best to the converted.Read the full review
Damning legal brief against the former secretary of state.Read the full review
A chilling history lesson in realpolitik.Read the full review
Watching this film, one is left with the inescapable conclusion that Hitchens' obsession with Kissinger is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power. The movie isn't, finally, an argument. It's a long angry ''Boo!''Read the full review
On the whole, the filmmakers hold too much to the text, and too often employ the smugly knowing, self-righteous tone typical of British telejournalism.Read the full review
