I have never been a huge Moore fan, but this one is a must-see. I laughed at Moore's stunts, cried for the people losing their homes to foreclosure, gritted my teeth in anger at the unregulated bankers who took profit from grief, and I sat through the credits.
If you must pay nine bucks to support the capitalist entertainment industry, put it where it will do some good - in the pockets of Moore, who can be trusted to do the right thing with his share of proceeds. He brings to the screen the plight of us consumption-driven, unsavvy middle-class plebeians in a way that the rest of the media can't, or won't.
In this hugely entertaining film, Moore distinguishes capitalism from democracy. He argues that citizens should have the right to vote, produce, profit and prosper, but not to engulf and devour (my words, with apologies to Mel Brooks) their customers. Citing and hopefully reviving FDR's unrealized Second Bill of Rights, Moore seeks to empower those of us without the education or resources to fend off the one per cent who run the country, scam us, and bleed us dry.
Worth the price of admission alone is the scene where Moore stretches a yellow "crime scene" banner around the headquarters of Wall Street financial institutions.
If you must pay nine bucks to support the capitalist entertainment industry, put it where it will do some good - in the pockets of Moore, who can be trusted to do the right thing with his share of proceeds. He brings to the screen the plight of us consumption-driven, unsavvy middle-class plebeians in a way that the rest of the media can't, or won't.
In this hugely entertaining film, Moore distinguishes capitalism from democracy. He argues that citizens should have the right to vote, produce, profit and prosper, but not to engulf and devour (my words, with apologies to Mel Brooks) their customers. Citing and hopefully reviving FDR's unrealized Second Bill of Rights, Moore seeks to empower those of us without the education or resources to fend off the one per cent who run the country, scam us, and bleed us dry.
Worth the price of admission alone is the scene where Moore stretches a yellow "crime scene" banner around the headquarters of Wall Street financial institutions.