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2004
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69
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Average Rating
3.9
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3.5
Its not a particularly well crafted documentary; like the director himself, it rambles on and occasionally feels muddled.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
But Moore stitches them together insuch a fascinating way that he succeeds in exposing the profound failure of USdemocracy.
Screen Daily
4.4
An election can be debated at the request of one senator and one representative; 10 representatives rise to challenge it, but not a single senator.
Rogerebert
1.5
War is never a happy time; very little good can come of it, but sometimes its necessary.
Screen Rant
4.0
But it is not funny to see what their Wild West policies have wrought in Iraq.
Spirituality And Practice
4.5
The film might not be a masterpiece, but it is one that should be seen by a wide audience in this election year as it becomes more than a film experie ..
Sover
3.0
Unfocused, bombastic and provocative in every sense of the word, Michael Moores scattershot attack on George W. Bushs presidency, which won the Palme ..
Tv Guide
5.0
Moores film had tears in my eyes, my stomach in knots and my brain spinning.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.4
Fahrenheits graphic war footage may work more on our emotions than our intellect, but that doesnt make the film propaganda.The stickier part is Moores ..
Usa Today
3.5
What good would it have done to cancel the visit with the kids and rush out of the room
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Still, the movie has his usual stimulating mix of clodhopping humor (often very funny) and passive aggressive indignation (sharp and provocative).
News Review
4.0
Theyll probably dismiss it as a pack of lies.But sadly, it so clearly isnt.
Shadows On The Wall
5.0
However, the film is well made, exhaustively researched and presents an overwhelmingly convincing case.By turns both funny and moving it is also certa ..
View London
5.0
Is the label documentary appropriate for this openly activist movie
Cs Monitor
3.5
The test of a great film is to win over the opposing camp, which is why many consider Leni Riefenstahls The Triumph of the Will art and many others ma ..
Film Journal
5.0
Fahrenheit 9/11 is occasionally brilliant, rarely less than thought provoking, almost constantly entertaining and just about the most explosive work i ..
Mountain X
3.8
Dana Verkouteren, Associated Press This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in t ..
Star Tribune
3.5
Michael Moore proves in his scathing yet facile anti Bush documentary that more than a good filmmaker he is first and foremost indefatigably populist ..
Emanuellevy
5.0
Michael Moore, who evoked considerable controversy with Roger & Me and Bowling for Columbine, stirs the political pot again with Fahrenheit 9/11.Almos ..
Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
3.8
As analysis, the movie is a smash and grab polemic, but its highly resonant Bush bashing, since the President does most of the work for it.
Ew
3.5
Whether or not this is a good documentary will not come into play.
Cinema Crazed
5.0
Someone who would bellow back, mock unashamedly, and maybe even recapture the prankster spirit of counterculture figures like Abbie Hoffman.Yeah, I kn ..
Slate
5.0
Its tone.Its mix of words and images, and the way both linger in the mind.
Sf Gate
5.0
Mark Mainz / Getty A few years ago, Michael Moore spoke with then Governor George W. Bush, who told the muckraker: Behave yourself, will ya.Go find re ..
Time
3.8
Its amazing what an oil well can do, which may as well be the theme of Moores latest polemic.
Slant Magazine
5.0
If it is indeed true, its an explosive revelation.The director makes many more of his points in dramatic, emotional ways.
Washington Post
5.0
The screen then slowly clears into dusty, mournful images of the disasters aftermath.It may be Moores finest artistic moment.
Washington Post
4.0
Through it all, Mr. Moore provides sardonic commentary, to which the soundtrack adds nudges and winks.As the camera pans across copies of Mr. Bushs re ..
The New York Times
4.4
Even when the movie is not covering particularly fresh or eye opening territory, it is consistently enthralling.
The Movie Boy
2.8
This provides the docu its emotionally most tragic moment but does not give any new insight.
Reeling Reviews
3.5
Whether its the case that a conservative company got cold feet or that a loose with the facts filmmaker created a publicity stunt, Fahrenheit is sure ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.1
Its poignant material, but Moores reputation robs this portion of his film of its potential power.Because we dont know how much of this is real.
ReelViews
4.4
While Moores technique of connecting the dots may undercut his message it certainly doesnt hurt the films artful storytelling.And if Moores aim is to ..
Hollywood
3.2
Just how good is it.Well, its often scathingly funny; it does a masterful job of ridiculing the personality, intellect and employment resume of George ..
Seattle Pi
0.5
To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental.To describe it as a ..
Tony Medley
4.5
The Only Movie That Matters Michael Moore Asks For Americans Help By Cole Smithey Populist documentarian Michael Moore raises crucial questions about ..
Coles Mithey
4.5
But that doesnt diminish the film.Its an accomplished documentary with an extremely powerful message.
Cnn
3.1
He opens with a blitz of such cheeky sarcasm that he may well alienate and discredit himself with the very undecided and right leaning voters he means ..
Spliced Wire
3.1
But the movie is undeniably quite fascinating in its opening hour, with Moore investigating Bushs actions in the moments and days after September 11th ..
Reel Film
3.1
Sum of the Parts While Fahrenheit 9/11 illustrates the case against the Bush administration, its not really a successful movie.It is too often emotion ..
Movie Habit
4.0
Unlike Bowling For Columbine, which editorially often seemed something less than the sum of its sketch comedy parts, Fahrenheit 9/11 makes its case ca ..
The Star
3.8
However, some of the ideas presented may give you room for pause.
Deseret News
1.5
The script is intelligent, albeit biased, with great use of wit, while adept editing keeps the pace snappy.Irreverent humour and sarcasm are juxtaposi ..
Urban Cine File
4.5
Whether you see the movie as a persuasive alterna history of recent Republican government or a crude demolition job on Bush its both, in spades will d ..
La Weekly
4.5
We owe Moore for the shots that never made the evening news: the ones prior to the aired speeches and those telling moments following the sound bytes.
Varia Gate
1.9
It means that this movie doesnt stand a chance in Hell of changing anyones mind about our President.
Three Movie Buffs
3.8
Michael Moore is ornery, his methods unethical, but does he raise some good points This sloppy, powerful, moving film is worth viewing despite Moore.
Ross Anthony
4.4
Fahrenheit 9/11 Review By Joe Lozito Bush Whacked Movie title Fahrenheit 9/11 Release year 2004 MPAA Rating R Our rating Summary Michael Moores scathi ..
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
Based on those criteria, Fahrenheit 9/11 is a good movie, and one that will be an Oscar contender for Best Documentary.
Waffle Movies
3.8
Michael Moores new film doesnt make excuses for why the U.S. Commander in Chief shouldnt be in office or re elected, but it does make you think about ..
Movie Crypt
4.4
Lila Lipscomb is a proud American.She might live in Flint, Michigan, one of the poorest towns in the United States, she might not have enough money to ..
Montreal Film Journal
5.0
Bowling for Columbine seemed even less impressive, a movie without much of a subject beyond the fact that we sure do have a lot of guns in America.Des ..
Film Comment
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
5.0
While there are some definite moments of humor and satire, the overall tone of the film is actually somber and emotional.
Dvd Talk
4.0
Let me make it simple: IT IS THE CIVIC DUTY OF EVERY ADULT AMERICAN TO SEE THIS FILM.
Film Quips Online
3.8
It makes no claims to objectivity and its stated purpose is nothing less than the defeat of an incumbent U.S. President.This proves something of a dou ..
Flip Side Archive
1.0
If you are in line with Michael Moores politics, youre gonna love this movie.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
How Blake kept Pistons perfect on winning play How Blake kept Pistons perfect on winning play Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey has a good reputation ..
Freep
4.2
So why is this Moores best film to date.For one, it is his most disciplined.
From The Balcony
3.0
It lacks the emotional grip of a film like Spellbound or Touching the Void.
Future Movies
4.4
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
5.0
But given that the films goal is to help oust Bush in this Novembers election, one has to wonder if a fiery, uncompromising sermon to the choir is the ..
Nicks Chager
4.0
This is a far cry from Sec.Rumsfeld assessment about the wondrous power of shock and awe.
Films Nobs
5.0
What Miss Homaday calls one of the most moving sequences in recent cinemas is, in fact, an act of evasion.
Archive Spectator
5.0
What will blow you away is the incredible job Michael Moore did piecing it all together for a two hour film.
Juicy Cerebellum
3.5
At the same time, the eclectic montages and conspiracy minded garrulity of Moores films make them easy to underestimate, and are guaranteed to frustra ..
Nicks Flick Picks
1.3
Paranoid left wing propaganda from beginning to end... Moore should be proud of himself. Hes made a film America haters everywhere will love.
Fantastic A Daily
2.5
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Nyc Film Critic
5.0
As a filmmaker Moore displays an imaginative sympathy inseparable from a certain quirkiness, a predilection for the unprogrammed and the unpredictable ..
Ny Books
3.5
I was sorry when I learned that Michaels, the well known childrens hair cutting salon at Madison Avenue and 90th Street, went out of business recently ..
Ny Observer
5.0
To dismiss Fahrenheit 9/11 as Anti American propaganda is doing the movie, the issues, the troops, and the country a grave disservice.
World Film About
4.5
Michael Moores fierce and funny Fahrenheit 9/11 is not so much a documentary as a mythology, reducing geopolitical complexities to a neat, tawdry narr ..
Style Weekly
4.0
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2.0
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Tele Text
4.4
It is hell.Even if you ignore our alienation of the Muslim world and our own allies, even if you ignore the toll that killing tens of thousands of Ira ..
Off Off Off
3.0
The Archbishop of Dublin offered exclusive tickets to see the Pope to Irish business leaders who agreed to take part in a last minute forum on women.
Times Online
2.5
This kind of savvy mass culture coup has made Moore a hero to grass roots audiences and populist hipsters alike.
Sun Spot
5.0
There is highly selective editing, but the story is not totally one sided.
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