Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
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Reviews Counted:141
Fresh:106
Rotten:35
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: $14,266,331
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
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 3/5 |
As usual, Moore is a man who wants answers, which makes for a good documentary. It is a fascinating, albeit terribly lopsided, insight. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Moore 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. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Capitalism : 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. Full Review |
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No easy answers here, but that’s exactly the point; a big ideas film that hopes to rouse the audience into social change. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Capitalism: A Love Story is, like Moore's previous movies, manipulative and moving, funny and impassioned, uplifting and infuriating. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Moore has the skill to make very complex material reasonably lucid, some would say simplistic; but it’s when he gets silly that he falters. Full Review |
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3/5 |
There's nothing too subtle about Moore's filmmaking style, but he does get his points across in a straightforward, uncomplicated way. Full Review |
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There'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 Full Review |
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B |
It's tragic, funny and informative, as Moore sets his sights on the banking industry ... . Full Review |
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3/4 |
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 Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
See Capitalism: A Love Story if you like to hear the sound of Michael Moore railing against 'the man', but if you're after a good documentary there's no love here for you. Full Review |
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Insisting on simplifications -- poor equals virtuous, rich equals corrupt -- Moore invites distrust to all but the converted. Full Review |
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Michael Moore has made what may be his magnum opus. Full Review |
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B |
Both thought-provoking and entertaining. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Effective when it exposes the immoral, even 'evil' excesses of an economic system that prizes profit above public welfare; less persuasive when it waxes nostalgic about the factory era of the mid-20th century... Full Review |
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3/4 |
Serving as an apogee of Michael Moore's decade-long thesis, "Capitalism" feels like it adds up to a sum greater than this part. If Moore's next decade is as fruitful as his last, America is doomed, but it's odd to see a lack of healthy skepticism. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Michael Moore may be a little rough and unkempt, but he's preaching a story we must all hear. This is no fairy tale. Full Review |
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5/10 |
One wonders if Capitalism won't look almost avant garde when seen decades removed from the Moore cult of personality. Full Review |
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7/10 |
This is entertaining, but because of all its folly and manipulation and misinformation it's a polemic that must be watched with hardy skepticism. Full Review |
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