As intelligent and compulsively entertaining as his previous films.
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09/09/09
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
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Reviews Counted:142
Fresh:106
Rotten:36
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.
Genre: Education/General Interest
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
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
As usual, Moore is a man who wants answers, which makes for a good documentary. It is a fascinating, albeit terribly lopsided, insight.
11/05/09
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.
11/04/09
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.
11/04/09
Insisting on simplifications -- poor equals virtuous, rich equals corrupt -- Moore invites distrust to all but the converted.
11/04/09
No 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
Capitalism: A Love Story is, like Moore's previous movies, manipulative and moving, funny and impassioned, uplifting and infuriating.
11/03/09
Michael Moore has made what may be his magnum opus.
11/03/09
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.
11/01/09
There's nothing too subtle about Moore's filmmaking style, but he does get his points across in a straightforward, uncomplicated way.
11/01/09
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
10/31/09
Both thought-provoking and entertaining.
10/30/09
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...
10/30/09
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.
10/26/09
Michael Moore may be a little rough and unkempt, but he's preaching a story we must all hear. This is no fairy tale.
10/23/09
One wonders if Capitalism won't look almost avant garde when seen decades removed from the Moore cult of personality.
10/23/09
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