An interesting documentary from fat, bearded, rich white American Michael Moore which has a distinct emotional hit despite being closer to propaganda than most films of this type.
Farenheit 9/11 is a tour through George Bush’s first term, covering his vacation time, reaction to the events of 9/11, associations with myriad dubious companies, various Saudi families and motives for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. While all the facts shown are genuine there is a perpetual feel of slippiness to the documentary; Moore continually implies conclusions by asking leading questions that aren’t answered. It also potentially lacks focus; by breezing thorough so many dubious areas of the presidency it lacks a building of the facts into an unassailable case against Mr Bush. However, there is a serious punch from the final scenes, dealing with the grieving parents of a soldier killed in Iraq, which elevates the whole film and gives a sense of how someone’s corruption and naivety can blight hundreds of real people’s lives.
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