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Morgan Spurlock Heads East and Comes Up Emptynew
In Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Spurlock isn't an overbearing ringmaster like fellow gonzo documentarian Michael Moore, Spurlock cannot and will not let his interview subjects' words stand alone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Morgan Spurlock Talks About His Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Mannew
"I expected to go find him," Spurlock insists, fending off any suggestion that his hunt for Osama bin Laden was a mere pretense. "I had a 50/50 shot, right?"
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Morgan Spurlock's Search for bin Laden is an Exercise in Crass Futilitynew
There may be worse movies out there right now, but none so utterly and dispiritingly pointless.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
The 'Super-Size Me' Guy Tries and Fails with a New Docu-gimmicknew
In Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? Spurlock is a Posse of One tracking the War on Terror's poster boy. Unfortunately for Spurlock, the comedian-on-a-quest schtick has begun to wear thin.
New York Press |
Felicia Feaster |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Morgan Spurlock's Average-Guy Shtick Makes Michael Moore Look Like Noam Chomskynew
There comes a time in every humorist's life when he has to ask himself: is my facetiousness actually contributing to global ignorance? In Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, the matter of whether Spurlock's ignorance is comically assumed or genuine begins not to matter.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
The Spurlock Doctrinenew
As comedy, sure! As journalism, not so much.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-16-2008 |
Reviews
