The
reviews are beginning to pour in from Cannes for Michael Moore's
Fahrenheit 9/11:
The Guardian calls it "a powerful film.. about losses on both sides of the Iraq war and the grief of American and Iraqi families," while Peter Brunette at
indieWIRE writes, "This time around, Moore drops the zaniness and high entertainment value evident in
Bowling for Columbine in favor of an elegiac approach that is less funny but ultiimately, maybe, more politically effective."
Time magazine weighs in: "
Fahrenheit 9/11 may be seen as another example of the liberal media preaching to its own choir. But Moore is such a clever assembler of huge accusations and minor peccadillos (as with a shot of Wolfowitz sticking his pocket comb in his mouth and sucking on it to slick down his hair before a TV interview) that the film should engage audiences of all political persuasions... In one sense, Michael Moore took George W. Bush's advice. He found 'real work' deconstructing the President's Iraq mistakes.
Fahrenheit 9/11 is Moore's own War on Error."
And
BBC News Online says: "Moore himself appears less in this film than he has in his previous documentaries, leaving most of the talking to politicians, soldiers, parents, experts and assorted real Americans. There is highly selective editing, but the story is not totally one-sided. For example, there are soldiers in Iraq who believe in their mission, as well as those who say they are disillusioned. But the movie's conclusions -- true or otherwise -- and highly emotional interviews with bereaved parents and injured soldiers will have a big impact on audiences around the world."
Will it influence the election?
"I hope it just influences people to leave the theater and become good citizens," Moore said at a news conference Monday. "I'll leave it to others to decide what kind of impact it's going to have on the election."
Canada.com reports: "Harvey Weinstein showed up outside the Cannes theatre after the first
Fahrenheit 9/11 screening. He declined to speak at length, but as reporters asked if the film would be released, he said, 'Have I ever let you down?'"
Hmmm...
# posted by Steve Gallagher @ 5/17/2004 03:12:00 PM
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