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Metascore®45 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Michael Ordona

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

  • 63
    USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]

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

  • 60
    Time | Richard Corliss

    Non-headline-making but often entertaining docu-travelogue. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | A.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. Read full review

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Justin Lowe

    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. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | John Anderson

    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. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice | J. Hoberman

    An affable action hero in search of the planet's arch supervillain, Spurlock is less irritating than his obvious model, Michael Moore, but also less politically astute; assuming the role of a faux-naïf stranger in a strange land, he's more benign and not nearly as funny as unacknowledged analogue Sacha Baron Cohen. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen 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." Read full review

  • 42
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha Robinson

    While the film's gags don't always jibe with its sincere interviews of Middle Eastern citizens, or its worrisome encounters with the soldiers serving in dangerous territory--the constantly shifting tone provides as many hit bits as misses. Read full review

  • 25
    Chicago Tribune | Jessica Reaves

    Morgan Spurlock is a living, breathing cautionary tale. Take a good, long look, kids: This is what happens when society validates really annoying people. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 2.4 out of 5