Michael Moore brings life to this topic in the times of recession / meltdown with his characteristic humor and conveys the hassles within the American system quite successfully.
If one has followed the happenings then it perhaps won't provide a new insight. Corporate bungling, lower-income group folks losing homes, greed of the politicians and top finance companies.
What it does is provide an interesting telling. Delves into some history and Moore as always digs-in and gets archival footage of news, films, tv and uses them as great pieces of humor. He frames Regan as the guy from whose era the fall started and makes most fun of his favorite target, Bush.
Perhaps this film could get pretty academic and Moore being more of an entertainer doesn't provide too much depth. However by going after the 'villains' - the corporate people, it does provide an interesting view.
His main theme is capitalism up against democracy. And he votes for democracy. There are not too much arguments for capitalism and not too much about regulation.
It's more of a dramatic film than a serious-study one, which aims to re-visit the glaring goof-ups - irresponsible spending, zero accountability, people losing homes...and it does a decent, entertaining job.
Rating ***
[Max Rating ****]
[Viewed on Mac at Ravi's house, Sun City on 16th Nov, 2009]
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