A French filmmaker is trying to piggy-back on the success of Michael Moore's soon-to-be-released film Fahrenheit 9/11, with his own anti-Bush screed: "Le Monde Selon Bush" (The World According to Bush). This one, however, appears to make no pretense at being funny and is not shy about calling our President "clueless." In other words, it is Michael Moore without any humor, showmanship, or production values.
Is it just me or is Fahrenheit 9/11 turning into the ultimate political Rorschach Test? Partisans from the left walk out saying "How can anyone believe that man?!" (meaning President Bush). Partisans from the right walk out saying "How can anyone believe that man?!" (meaning Michael Moore). Movie critics are trending about 50/50, but even his best friends in the movie biz admit that the film is silly in parts (not in the good way) and/or incoherent in its argument. Centrists seem to be walking out trying to see if there is any reason left to vote: one side seems moronic and the other side seems cruel (it is random which side the centrist assigns to each response).
My bet? F911 winds up with the largest grossing documentary of all time in its first week, then drops off to almost nothing. I'm betting word of mouth will be generally negative, and no one outside of D.C. will be walking out of this feeling good. Left will be angry at Bush, Right will be angry at Moore, and Center will just be depressed.
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