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"Fahrenheit 9/11" is a compelling, persuasive film, at odds with the White
House effort to present Bush as a strong leader. He comes across as a
shallow, inarticulate man, simplistic in speech and inauthentic in manner.
If the film is not quite as electrifying as Moore's "Bowling for Columbine,"
that may be because Moore has toned down his usual exuberance and was
sobered by attacks on the factual accuracy of elements of "Columbine";
playing with larger stakes, he is more cautious here, and we get an op-ed
piece, not a stand-up routine. But he remains one of the most valuable
figures on the political landscape, a populist rabble-rouser, humorous
and effective; the outrage and incredulity in his film are an exhilarating
response to Bush's determined repetition of the same stubborn sound bites.
Roger Ebert
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"After I gave thumbs-up to Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" on "Ebert
& Roeper," some conservatives demanded I come clean."
"More often, I've been angry at Bush's arrogance and incompetence, and I've despised his policies -- but I don't hate the man."
"Because if you're old enough and honest enough to remember the 1990s, you have to admit the Clinton-haters far outnumbered and out-hated the Bush-haters."
Richard Roeper
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"I haven't seen any exit polls that tried to determine the political
makeup of those who attended the film, but the assumption is that "Fahrenheit
9/11" was playing to choirs of Bush-bashers seeking to have their views
reinforced. Still, I'd like to believe that a few hundred thousand conservatives
went into theaters with an open mind -- and maybe a small percentage will
even concede that Moore offered some legitimate food for thought."
"Isn't it at least possible that My Pet Goat wasn't Bush's best moment? That oil-rich Saudis enjoy special privileges? That the White House did a brilliant PR job of connecting Saddam to 9/11? That we never did find weapons of mass destruction? That some heartbroken mothers don't understand why their children are coming home from Iraq in body bags or without limbs?"
"Saying Moore is biased is like saying the Fox News Channel and Rush Limbaugh are biased."
Richard Roeper
http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep28.html
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