As usual, Moore is a man who wants answers, which makes for a good documentary. It is a fascinating, albeit terribly lopsided, insight.
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11/05/09
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
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Reviews Counted:148
Fresh:111
Rotten:37
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Love him or hate him, Capitalism captures Michael Moore in his muckraking element -- with all the Moore-centric showmanship that entails.
Australian Rating: TBC
Genre: Education/General Interest
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 23, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $14,342,792
Synopsis: Plenty of excitement--and controversy--is sure to surround this film from decorated documentarian Michael Moore. After previously taking on America’s gun culture (BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE), the Bush... [More]
Director: Michael Moore
Reviews for Capitalism: A Love Story
Top CriticMoore has long proved himself an excellent editor and comedian, but he always insists on preaching to the like-minded and, thus, can't string together a political film persuasive enough to make a real difference.
11/04/09
Top CriticCapitalism : A Love Story marks a minor return to form for Moore, whose tactical agenda and questionable methods as a documentary filmmaker have dented his standing in recent years.
11/04/09
Top CriticNo easy answers here, but that’s exactly the point; a big ideas film that hopes to rouse the audience into social change.
11/03/09
Top CriticCapitalism: A Love Story is, like Moore's previous movies, manipulative and moving, funny and impassioned, uplifting and infuriating.
11/03/09
Top CriticMoore has the skill to make very complex material reasonably lucid, some would say simplistic; but it’s when he gets silly that he falters.
11/01/09
Top CriticThere's nothing too subtle about Moore's filmmaking style, but he does get his points across in a straightforward, uncomplicated way.
11/01/09
Top CriticThere's both grit and entertainment value in the film, although if you have seen Moore's other films, you may, like me, feel as though you have seen it all before. It's long, too
10/31/09
Top CriticCapitalism: A Love Story isn't perfect, and it's certainly not Moore's best film, but it may be his most important one.
12/29/09
Moore apparently can't make his mind which of two competing visions of America is the right one
12/29/09
Moore doesn't necessarily tell us anything new, but it's his gung-ho pursuit of accountability and compassion for working-class victims and crusaders that make his movies...worthwhile inquiries into how we live today
12/27/09
Moore makes the stories of injustice he's gathered the real meat of his film; and as he tells them, he shows a continued disillusionment at the depths the powerful are willing to go to against one's fellow man just for the sake of more wealth.
12/15/09
Capitalism: A Love Story is his [Moore's] most heated and searing film since Fahrenheit 9/11, but not necessarily his best.
12/12/09
Michael Moore does it again. He educates and entertains, even if the facts are skewed his way. A great film. Paul Chambers, CNN.
12/11/09
Mr. Moore's documentary fluctuates from lucid, cogent arguments, to cartoonish abstractions and conjectures--all the while, his lilting voice massaging our guilt reflex.
12/06/09
It's tragic, funny and informative, as Moore sets his sights on the banking industry ... .
11/07/09
in our brave new world of Glenn Beck-style paranoia, anger, and histrionics masquerading as political discourse, Moore's sarcastic mugging seems very nearly quaint
11/06/09
Moore is always visually playful and subversive, and even when dealing with such serious and depressing topics entertaining; but he's also game enough to examine America's mythology of prosperity.
11/05/09
Top CriticInsisting on simplifications -- poor equals virtuous, rich equals corrupt -- Moore invites distrust to all but the converted.
11/04/09
Michael Moore has made what may be his magnum opus.
11/03/09
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