Roger & Me (2/5)

This breakthrough documentary by leftist, low-hanging-fruit, charlatan, Michael Moore was simply ridiculous. The narrative arc that drives the film is Moore attempting to get an interview with Roger Smith, CEO of GM, who at the time were laying off a lot of Flintons. Moore schemes his way into the corporate office with a film crew, or gets word that Roger will be at his elitist, private club, all without any sort of appointment or reasonable communication, and then acts surprised that they turn him away. Oooh, Roger must have something to hide if he won’t see some jeans-and-cap hack with a camera roaming around the lobby. For the majority of the other content he interviews Miss Michigan who–shockingly–doesn’t have any good economic advice on the matter, and, cartoon Flintons who are out of work and struggling to make ends meet. It comes across as demeaning, pointless snubbing of those below the poverty line (see the scene with “the crazy rabbit eating lady”). As usual, I find Moore’s sensationalism and fuzzy execution sadly distract from otherwise good arguments.

Filed under: 2 stars, review