Thought-provoking; predictable reaction from critics

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2015)

Just saw the DVD again tonight after a year. Remarkably well-made and from what I've read, surprisingly close to the truth, unlike anything made by, say, Oliver Stone.
The critics seem to be of two camps. One just thinks the USA is evil and therefore dumps on this successful campaign.
The others seem to think the characters "need more development," as though this would have been better had they left out some of the dust and added a romantic liaison and the flash of a boob or two. Better yet, a lesbian situation! Wow! Wouldn't that have been cool!
In other words, many critics wanted a Hollywood movie with Hollywood sensibilities and Hollywood politics. I am profoundly glad this movie escaped that treatment. If you want a Hollywood movie that got the official White House imprimatur (complete with Obama in a voice-over at the end!), there's another movie for that. Lots of inaccuracies in that one, but with some folks that's okay as long as it preaches the proper message.