Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? scores 6.5/10 across five categories — strongest on Plot (Above Average), weakest on Acting (Below Average).
Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.
Morgan Spurlock's follow-up documentary applies his personal, gonzo-style travelogue approach to the serious subject of the War on Terror and the hunt for Bin Laden. While the concept of a comedic everyman wandering the Middle East asking ordinary people about terrorism has some novelty, the film is ultimately lighter than its subject demands, offering surface-level observations rather than genuine insight. The cinematography captures diverse Middle Eastern locations competently with Spurlock's trademark accessible visual style. The ending feels anticlimactic and unresolved by design but lacks a satisfying payoff. Acting is moot in a documentary context, though Spurlock's on-camera persona is engaging if somewhat gimmicky. The film sits comfortably in the middle tier of 2000s political documentaries.