Drug war, class war.

• Author: Welch, Matt
• Position: Briefly Noted - Eugene Jarecki's The House I Live In - Movie review - Brief article

Longtime critics of American drug prohibition may find themselves squirming uncomfortably in their seats after the first half-hour of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki's new drug war critique, The House I Live In. Not because they'll disagree with the arguments, but because the first act of this well-financed snapshot of how the drug war poisons lives (Danny Glover, Brad Pitt, and other notables kicked in cash) is notably devoid of arguments.

Like HBO producer/writer David Simon--who appears frequently as the documentary's conscience--Jarecki has chosen realistic collage over opinion...