Bowling for Columbine Critic Reviews
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This volcanically funny and seriously scary look at America's obsession with guns is meant to shake us up good. And it does.Read the full review
Documentary reaches an exalted level of filmmaking. It explains the very fabric of American society.Read the full review
The sparks fly thanks to Moore's patented blend of curveball research, expedient juxtaposition, genuine satire and bottomless chutzpah.Read the full review
Both hilarious and sorrowful.Read the full review
Moore's roving essay feels even more urgent now than it did when the jury had to make up an award to honor it at the Cannes film festival in May.Read the full review
Imperfect as it may be, Bowling for Columbine is riveting stuff.Read the full review
Often uproariously funny, even though much of its queasy power comes from its acknowledgment that some matters are too horrifying to be washed away with cheap laughter, or packaged into soundbites.Read the full review
Even Moore's target ticket-buyers are likely to squirm with concern, unsure of who the real weasels and idiots are in this large, unkempt, rambunctious country of ours.Read the full review
Disturbing, infuriating and often very funny film.Read the full review
Moore's concern about issues is genuine, and his showboating technique is often entertaining. But he is not the most organized person in the world, and there is a scattershot randomness about this film that is both its essence and a source of frustration.Read the full review
