the film was received positively by critics. review aggregator website rotten tomatoes reports an approval rating of 82% based on 237 reviews, with an average rating of 7.33/10. the site's critics' consensus reads: "extremely one-sided in its indictment of the bush administration, but worth watching for the humor and the debates it'll stir." it also received a score of 67 (generally favorable) on metacritic, based on 43 reviews.