CheerupSilver
Very Cool!!!
Evengyny
Thanks for the memories!
Rosie Searle
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
proud_luddite
U.S. Documentarian Michael Moore travels to nine different countries (eight of them in Europe) in order to "invade" them i.e. to "steal" the best of their social policies and bring them back to the U.S. The ironic conclusion is sad as well as fascinating.Throughout this travelogue, the viewer learns of superior national policies and lifestyles: worker benefits (Italy and Germany), gourmet-like school lunches and open sex education (France), education systems with no homework and concentration on each child's full well-being (Finland), free university tuition even for foreign students (Slovenia), the benefits of fully acknowledging a nation's horrific past (Germany), how the legalization of drugs was followed by reduced drug use (Portugal), prison systems where the prisoners are treated with humanity and trust (Norway), a religious Muslim country that fully supports women's rights including full access to abortion (Tunisia), and how women's participation in banking and political life improves the lot for all (Iceland).This is Moore's best film since "Bowling for Columbine" (2002). Since "Farenheit 911", he started to go over-the-top and become didactic. In this current film, the preaching is behind and what we see is more of his intelligence, humour, and great skills at unveiling the facts. He has a deep concern for his country and it shows.Some moments are memorable: juxtaposing sound bites of past U.S. presidents condemning other countries' "barbarisms" with visual footage of great domestic troubles in the U.S.; one of three Italian CEO siblings failing to understand why someone would want to be richer by giving their workers less money and benefits (she couldn't give up the good relations she had with her staff); the looks of the faces of an Italian couple when they hear that American workers have no guaranteed vacation compared to their minimum of six weeks; a Portuguese drug expert casually comparing drug addiction to other addictions: alcohol, sugar, caffeine, and.......Facebook; an articulate Tunisian woman showing her genuine surprise as to why so many people would watch "The Kardashians"; and mostly the interview with a Norwegian man who lost his son to the mass murders of 2011. He did not show the desire for vengeance as one might expect.This movie is not without flaws. It's a bit too long at two hours. It also seems to whitewash any of the problems faced by the nine nations. Its claim at the end that we need more women in power is noble to a degree and logical in certain contexts but maybe this principle works better in a socialist society like Iceland than it would in other countries. In the U.S. (as well as my country of Canada), high-ranking female politicians are just as prone to greed and corruption as their male counterparts. This may be so in other countries as well. There is also no mention of the long history of European countries' prejudice against the Roma minority.In the end, this is still a fine documentary and it's great to see Moore back in his best form again.
geezelle
Thought Provoking movie. You can ask your self, if this country can make this happen why can't we.
ss124-661-382111
This movie is pure propaganda. Moore has taken one little segment from each of these countries and expanded upon it. In France are we given to understand that all the Schools in that country serve gourmet meals ? Hogwash. In Italy are all the companies giving their employees eight weeks vacation ?? I'm sure Fiat doesn't. 21 years for murdering more than 50 people, mostly children. Absurd. Does he want the US to change to that form of injustice ?? Then he shows his dementia, when coming out of a meeting with the president of SLOVENIA he refers to it as SLOVAKIA.
Justin Watson
First, Michael Moore is still an idiot. But, this documentary was recommended to me by someone I trust dearly, so thought I would give it a shot. ***Warning, regardless of political views and level of patriotism, if you have thought about leaving the country because of how ridiculous the United States has become, then do not watch this. It might just push you over the edge to leave and finder greener pastures***No need to go into a full review here, but this is a well done documentary even though Michael Moore still makes outlandish claims against the United States with very little or no evidence to back it up. He does crack me up through the documentary as he carries an American Flag with him the entire time, and whenever he has an idea he wants to bring back he just posts it in the ground. Any way, thought provoking, entertaining, and I think I'm moving to Italy or Germany...
