CNN producer Robert Wiener, his colleague and their crew venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War. I knew that Live from Baghdad was going to win me over just from that Epic Opening in the Movie Theater, the characters that we get introduced to such as Robert Wiener played by the amazing and talented Michael Keaton who does an extraordinary job or Ingrid Formanek played by the also amazing Helena Bonham Carter and the rest of the cast that goes on and on every single character and actor in this film is fantastic. The direction that the film takes is terrific and there's intense threw out every scene from interviews to even just simple conversations between our characters. The soundtrack also brings a much more dramatic vibe to this already black and white film that you're introduced to. Beautiful dialogue, a terrific based on real life events and a extraordinary and talented cast make Live from Baghdad a Must See for every Fan out there. It's also a very inspiring film about a few brave souls that chose to even 'sacrifice' their lives for the TRUTH.

If you like Michael Keaton and you're used to him being funny (which he is), you will be surprised and impressed at his ability to play it serious. The subject is serious, and what happened to the actual people this movie is based on, is really serious, and the ensemble in this movie work well together. They bring in excellent, very believable performances. Helena Bonham-Carter is superb and "bounces" off Keaton well. They have a wonderful "friendship"; someone to talk to in the midst of an upcoming war that no one can stop. The special effects are "dead on" and the viewer will feel as though they are there. David Suchet, the lovable and brilliant Hercule Perot(sp?), will amaze you, again, at his ability to play a role so different than so many he's done. His acting in this film is also "dead on" and you have to empathize with Suchet's character and Keaton's. They are caught in a situation where neither one wants to be. Enjoy this one. You will.

I watched Live from Baghdad as part of a research project. It was slightly different to most 'warcorrespondent in foreign and dangerous country' genre films in as much as it followed TV news-journalists and outlined some of the technical and administrative difficulties faced by them. Also it went to some efforts to outline the historical context of the first gulf war. However, I did not like this film, it was predictable, exceptionally formulaic and dull, the frustration of the news-team in trying to cover the build up to the war does not make for good watching and when (as everybody knows) war does come to Baghdad and the film reaches its supposed climax, the result is underwhelming, a few overblown special effects are thrown into the stew at this point but do little to rouse the viewer from their slumber.

Some would try to pass this off as a good movie/documentary about the Iraqi war... It is actually trying to pass off as established facts testimonies that were already denounced at that time as being false such as the girl Naira testifying as to what she saw, when she in reality had never set foot in Kuwait. But who cares?? As long as very few people hear the denial, the propaganda has worked...If you watch this, stay alert and just watch it like you would watch "Broken Arrow"... fiction... or else you will end manipulated by the spin doctors who do their job perfectly well...