Release Date: 2006
DVD Release Date: November 21st, 2006
PG|1 hr 35 min
Plot Summary
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Cast: Al Gore
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Genres: Documentary
Production Co: Participant Prods.
A disarming, funny and animated Al Gore, once a robot among presidential candidates, proves himself a rock star among environmental activists. show more
The documentary is an act of political activism. Guggenheim and his politically conscious producers, Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns, have no interest in either challenging Gore's viewpoint or giving opposing opinions equal time. The film is simply a conduit for Gore's message. show more
The film succeeds powerfully, even though it's short on practical solutions, makes some questionable statements of fact and, given Gore's current ambiguous position in public life, requires a tighter focus on the message than on the messenger.
