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An examination of political consultant Karl Rove's influence on George W. Bush's candidacy.
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| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittA skeptical view of George W. Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, using argumentative strategies common to agenda-driven documentaries. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielThe film is a damning look at a key Bush operative. |
| New York PostLou LumenickOne of the better political documentaries flooding into theaters after "Fahrenheit 9/11" and before the election. |
| Film ThreatMerle BertrandFull of enough legitimate red meat to incense salivating Democrats who can't wait to tear into a pound of Bush's flesh in November. Yet, this film should truly frighten partisans on both sides of the aisle. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisIn a refreshing change of pace, this week's anti-Bush documentary, Bush's Brain, is not really about George W. Bush at all. It's about his senior political adviser, Karl Rove. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerIm not sure that depicting Rove as a demonic Wizard of Oz does much more than stir righteous indignation among the already indignant. A more pertinent and challenging mission would have been to show just how the public can be gulled by Rove's dirty tricks in the same ways again and again. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe film basically follows Moore and Slater's book, but without the details that reveal the strange complexity of the Bush-Rove symbiosis. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe movie feels like a rush job and at times its tactics are as suspect as those attributed to its subject. But when it comes to political strategy trumping policy in the Bush White House, it makes its case. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenWhether or not Bush's Brain makes its case against Mr. Rove, the movie leaves you with the sickening feeling that it's no longer possible in American politics to stay out of the gutter unless, of course, you want to lose. Dirty politics work. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanThe campaign's latest scare doc takes its title, Bush's Brain, and much of its argument from the portrait of political operative and bogeyman Karl Rove published last year by a pair of Dallas newsmen. |