| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Isn’t every Michael Moore film ultimately about capitalism? This one just has a more facetious title." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The film's title is never explained. What does Moore mean? Maybe it's that capitalism means never having to say you're sorry." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"There's less obvious grandstanding than in a usual Moore movie, and you don't have to agree with his take to appreciate some of the information herein." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a blistering, mad-as-hell indictment of everything in America that, according to Moore, has led to our current state of economic peril." more... |
B |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"...(Moore's) most personal film since Roger & Me..." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Michael Moore tackles a big subject with a scattershot approach. But some of the individual parts prove classic." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Moore's guests are ventriloquists' dummies he props up on his knee so they can present views he shares." more... |
D |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story is anything but -- something you, I and everyone who has ever watched him shamble into action, megaphone to mouth, know from the start." more... |
C+ |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"There's a simmering anger here that hasn't been present since Moore first burst upon the cinematic world with Roger and Me." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...explosive..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Amy Biancolli |
"...flat-out polemic wizardry." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a film that explores the economic meltdown and its historical roots is something most of us can get our heads around." more... |
B |
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