Capitalism: The Movie is Better than the Subtitle

The Greensboro audience surrounding me at the 7:35 screening last night was enthusiastic, but that’s likely because viewers knew what they were going to get with Michael Moore’s new documentary Capitalism:  A Love Story and bought  tickets based on those expectations.   By now, Moore’s shtick is familiar and – while I think he usually goes too far with some of his manipulations and injects too much of himself into his movies – it is effective.  This time around, the pacing is a little off, the film is a little long, and some of the narrative dots need connecting, but Capitalism succeeds overall by tapping into our national angst and casting timely events into a larger historical context that while admittedly subjective is neither overly dumbed down nor entirely off-base.  See it for yourself, make up your own mind, and join the conversation.  I still think the movie is better than the subtitle, which suggests a theme or tack not really developed in the film.

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