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Movie Overview
Cast
• Charlton Heston
• Marilyn Manson
• Matt Stone
Director
• Michael Moore
MPAA Rating
R - some violent images and language
Bowling for Columbine (2002)

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OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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"With 'Bowling for Columbine,' Michael Moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns, violence, and fear."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

"That it comes up with no simple answers is to its credit."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

83/100
"Regardless of your political bent, you’ve gotta admit that Michael Moore is confronting critical issues that are all too oft-overlooked by the mass media."  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

3.5/4
"...startling, thought-provoking, brave and aggressive..."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

3/4
"Bowling for Columbine isn't always pretty, but it's never less than disarming."  Movie Boeuf  David N. Butterworth

B+
"Michael Moore's latest documentary about America's thirst for violence is his best film yet..."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

4/4
"Bowling for Columbine isn't just a highly recommended accomplishment; it deserves to be required viewing...One of the year's biggest entertainments, and one of its most thought-provoking."  DustinPutman.com  Dustin Putman

3/4
"There's no excuse for Moore's frequent self-aggrandizing and shrill sanctimoniousness, but he does manage to put the Man in his place."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

"Las preguntas y sus posibles respuestas adquieren una dimensión mucho más impactante al ser formuladas por un estadounidense, o sea que la crítica proviene de adentro."  Uruguay Total  Enrique Buchichio

4/4
"Michael Moore has created a dark and twisted piece of Americana that deserves to be seen in every home and every school for years to come. Strike that – it needs to be seen."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

A-
"How great to (again) see a movie that actually takes a stand."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

B+
"Hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic...love Moore or loathe him, you've got to admire...the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"A kick-out-the-jams, no-holds-barred examination of America's obsession with guns and the fear-based culture that is at the core of the nation's rampant and outrageous violence"  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

A+
"The film's strength isn't in its details, but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself, with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears."  Mixed Reviews  Gabriel Shanks

3.5/4
"Regardless of how dubious its documentary tactics may be, Bowling for Columbine is powerful, thought-provoking, and, upon occasion, bitingly funny."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

5/5
"Michael Moore's documentary on America, guns and bowling is infuriating, uneven and unfair -- and a riveting, don't-miss social critique."  Netflix  James Rocchi

3/4
"One gets the sense that Moore is setting out to provoke, rather than seek out honest answers."  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

9/10
"This movie has intelligence and a thirst for the truth, and even if it doesn't find simple answers, it does its job by asking the questions."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

1/4
"Always the underdog, [Moore]'s fighting hard against just about everyone here, but mostly he's fighting to give a movie that's saddled with a terminally unclear thesis some sense of gravitas."  MovieMartyr.com  Jeremy Heilman

7/10
"The filmmaker has delivered the most provocative film of the year that's also highly entertaining, thought-provoking and even moving (despite the obvious manipulation)."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

9/10
"If there’s only one movie that you could see this year…see this one!"  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

A-
"Moore's documentary asks the right questions to jump-start serious dialogue."  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

7/10
"No one would ever mistake Moore for anything but a mudslinging yellow journalist, but sometimes extreme issues require extreme measures."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

3.5/4
"'Valiente ejercicio de uno de los pocos individuos pensantes por parte de Estados Unidos que se ha atrevido a hacerse escuchar'"  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

5/5
"Number one - with a bullet. The Last Temptation of Charleton. All politics aside, this is a fantastically made film."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3.5/4
"Moore tackles this complex subject with his signature irreverence, creating a heavy but entertaining exposé."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

A+
"This is a movie that you will want to discuss with other people, and that's the sign of a director who has done his job."  Countingdown.com  Larry Carroll

B
"certainly thought provoking and oddly entertaining"  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

4/4
"An important film, not only because of what it’s about but also because of what it represents. Films like this strengthen our opinions and give us a feeling of democracy and freedom of speech at work."  Mark Reviews Movies  Mark Dujsik

3/4
"Bowling for Columbine is a great national conversation-starter"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"Forcefully demonstrat[es] that social criticism is still alive someplace other than on the Internet and that at least one American has the balls to speak his mind."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

3.5/4
"Agree with his messages or not, there's no denying the effectiveness of Moore's presentation."  TheMovieReport.com  Michael Dequina

4/5
"Whether you agree with his politics or not ... you will leave the theater thinking and arguing about it."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

5/5
"Quando Tiros em Columbine acerta o alvo (com o perdão do trocadilho), não há como negar o brilhantismo da argumentação de seu diretor."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

5/5
"For all its gallows humor and choked laughter of disbelief, it feels rather soul-sick and bewildered."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

A
"Even if the world doesn't see things the way [Michael Moore] does, his questions are worth asking.… and Bowling for Columbine benefits from his iconoclastic zeal."  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

B
"The film, like "JFK," may not be very believable on close examination, but it is entertaining and thought-provoking."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

B
"The food for thought that Moore feeds us is still potent stuff"  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

3/5
"Bowling for dollars"  JWR  S. James Wegg

A-
"Digs uncomfortable humor out of shocking and sorrowful situations. You’ll laugh as you shake your head in disgust."  Eclipse Magazine  Sean O'Connell

3.5/4
"Very very good"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson

9/10
"Whether or not you agree with his politics, it's obvious that Michael Moore's propaganda evokes a remarkable emotional effect."  www.susangranger.com  Susan Granger

3/4
"It's not the best film of the year by a long shot, but it's the first one that demands to be seen and, once seen, dissected among friends."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

4/4
"..is a lively movie that gives us, we believe, a firm grasp on the side of pro-gun control activists while portraying gun rights supporters as purveyors of senseless violence."  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

10/10
Read review  Modamag.com  Brian Orndorf

2/4
Read review  Zertinet Movies  David Johnson

A
Read review  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3.5/4
Read review  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

4/5
Read review  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow
OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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