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CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORYMovie Reviews
Documentary about the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in the global economic meltdown. Cast:Michael MooreDirector:Michael MooreRelease Date:September 23, 2009DVD Release:March 9, 2010From:Overture FilmsRating:RLength:2 hr 7 min
Capitalism: A Love Story played to very good reviews. • David Ansen wrote in Newsweek, "...both scathing and scattershot, smart and simplistic, moving and manipulative, sympathetic and self-aggrandizing, very funny and annoyingly facile." • And Claudia Puig called the film in USA Today, "...impassioned, informative and entertaining, if sometimes repetitive." More Reviews Below...
Capitalism: A Love Story Positive Reviews (46 Reviews, reviews below)
David Ansen, Newsweek: GOOD "...both scathing and scattershot, smart and simplistic, moving and manipulative, sympathetic and self-aggrandizing, very funny and annoyingly facile."(See all of David Ansen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 756 words, 09/23/09
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...much of the movie (about three-fifths of it) is urgent, unsettling, and mischievously funny. Yet I wish -- oh, how I wish -- that Moore had restrained himself..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 397 words, 09/25/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: VERY GOOD(cg) "...may be the timeliest documentary in Michael Moore's two-decade career.... impassioned, informative and entertaining, if sometimes repetitive."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 09/25/09
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Captain Mike is here to explain it all or at least crack jokes, milk tears, recycle the news... his heart is in the right place even if his images aren't always..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,193 words, 09/23/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: VERY GOOD(cg) "Holding his country close but wanting things to be better is Michael Moore's approach... contains a target that may be too big..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 09/23/09
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...like a '70s sitcom that starts normally, then somebody says, 'Say, this reminds me of that time Marcia got hit in the nose with a football,' and we veer off into a clip show."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 739 words, 09/23/09
John Anderson, New York Newsday: WEAK(cg) "There was probably a good movie, even a funny movie, to be made here, but Michael Moore has too much contempt for his audience..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 09/23/09
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: EXCELLENT "...the film to which Michael Moore has been building for the last two decades... It's a barbed comic monologue with big jolts of pathos."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,670 words, 09/28/09
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...often embarrassingly simplistic, self-contradictory.... Moore skips about from case histories, to stunts, to personal stories, to a potted economic history..."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 714 words, 10/02/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...a scattershot, lazy slice of agitprop, which recycles Michael Moore's usual slice-and-dice job on corporations, while bobbing a curtsey to the current crisis."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 09/23/09
Josep Parera, La Opinion: EXCELLENT(cg) "A pesar de una evidente falta de foco en la narración, 'Capitalism' contiene escenas absolutamente dramáticas, emotivas y, en una palabra, extraordinarias."(See all of Josep Parera's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 370 words, 09/25/09
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...no matter where you stand, there's no denying 'Capitalism's' flat-out polemic wizardry. It'll frizz your hair and break your heart."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 562 words, 10/02/09
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "In passages, the movie is eloquent. In sum, it is scattershot. Organization is not Moore's strongest suit; indignation is..."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 486 words, 10/02/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Even as you recognize that the nuances and finer points of arguments are being shaved away, the conclusion Moore reaches feels about right."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 10/02/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Moore is a provocateur, and 'Capitalism' is a Molotov cocktail thrown straight at the heart of the New York Stock Exchange. The impact is spectacular."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 568 words, 10/02/09
John Hartl, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an ambiguous mixture of hope and desperation; at times it feels almost bipartisan in its politics. While the Republicans don't come off well, neither do the Democrats..."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 10/02/09
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: VERY GOOD(cg) "Funny. Thought-provoking.... it hurls multiple accusations, not always accompanied by the most sound facts and reasoning. But it's still an engaging experience."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 10/02/09
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "This time, Moore has, as often, landed on an apt and timely subject, but, as equally often, he's gotten somewhat lost in the telling."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 624 words, 10/02/09
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD(cg) "...this lively, infuriating and occasionally moving film certainly leaves you thinking, and there isn't a dead spot in it. That's the mark of a real filmmaker, not just a muckraker."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 424 words, 10/02/09
Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun: VERY GOOD(cg) "...wildly uneven... Moore wants to be a revolutionary figure, but at best he's still an impassioned pop impresario trying to shake things up..."(See all of Michael Sragow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 856 words, 10/02/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...a scattershot, lazy slice of agitprop, which recycles Michael Moore's usual slice-and-dice job on corporations, while bobbing a curtsey to the current crisis."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 09/23/09
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Captain Mike is here to explain it all or at least crack jokes, milk tears, recycle the news... his heart is in the right place even if his images aren't always..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,193 words, 09/23/09
David Denby, New Yorker: FAIR "...not a good movie or a coherent exposition of the meltdown but an emotional attack on capitalism as a system... a sad movie -- funny, yet wounded and bewildered."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 546 words, 09/28/09
David Edelstein, NPR Fresh Air: EXCELLENT "...sprawling, scattershot and sniggering. It's brazenly one-sided. Yet it's riveting. His other films focused on symptoms. This one tackles what he sees as the disease."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Listen to the full review...) 402 seconds, 09/25/09
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...funny, often over the top and of dubious documentation, but with strongly made points that leave viewers much to ponder and debate after they walk out..."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 544 words, 09/08/09
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Captain Mike is here to explain it all or at least crack jokes, milk tears, recycle the news... his heart is in the right place even if his images aren't always..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,193 words, 09/23/09
16.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Capitalism: A Love Story's reviews are separated by an average 16.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Capitalism: A Love Story's reviews cover 97.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 26,894 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 585 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Capitalism: A Love Story Coverage, Volume & Length (46 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Capitalism: A Love Story's reviews on average broke 3 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Capitalism: A Love Story's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Capitalism: A Love Story (46 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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