The Fog of War (2003) – 9.0

An exceptionally eloquent documentary about the life of Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense to Kennedy and Johnson.  The film is composed of director Errol Morris’s Interrotron interview of McNamara, now age 88, intercut with archival footage and audio.  McNamara gives brazenly honest responses to questions about his life and career, which was marked throughout by brilliance, ambition, and moral ambiguity.  The film’s direction and editing display Morris’s distinctive elegance.  He delivers the most accurate portrait of a person that a film like this can – which is, heartfelt and elusive.