
Manufacturing Dissent is a topical documentary seeking to separate fact, fiction, and legend. It chronicles Michael Moore on tour during the promotion of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), all while exploring the politically charged climate in America that has prompted Moore's ascension from documentary filmmaker to icon of the political left.... (Full plot summary below)
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Manufacturing Dissent is a topical documentary seeking to separate fact, fiction, and legend. It chronicles Michael Moore on tour during the promotion of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), all while exploring the politically charged climate in America that has prompted Moore's ascension from documentary filmmaker to icon of the political left.
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| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonA solid, well-done and seemingly balanced look at Moore's work, his celebrity, his methods and the ethical problems in his reporting. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineThis hugely entertaining documentary turns Michael Moore's filmmaking style back on himself to separate the facts from the rumours. It's not a hatchet job, but Moore doesn't emerge unscathed. |
| Time OutDave CalhounSome of the accusations in this documentary by a pair of Canadian filmmakers who initially set out to make a positive portrait, will make your eyes water. |
| Boxoffice MagazineShlomo SchwartzbergThough much of what's in the film isn't new information, seeing it all compiled in one place and building to its damning argument against Moore is effective and disturbing. |
| BBC.comLaura BushellThe problem in making a documentary about Moore, though, is that it probably won't be as interesting as a documentary made by him, even if his techniques are used. |
| Toronto StarGeoff PevereWhile Manufacturing Dissent provides little that is new, it does place the controversy in the larger context of the contradictory relationship between the pursuit of fame and journalistic integrity. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunManufacturing Dissent seems disingenuous at times and just plain stupid at others. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThere's little to disagree with in the thumbnail portrait of Moore that emerges from this entertaining doc. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansThe big question you have to ask yourself is: do these dishonest work practices actually undermine the message he's trying get across? The answer is probably not... because Moore is already preaching to the converted. |
| Film4Sam JordisonA few serious points against Moore's credibility are overshadowed by a lot of dull posturing, unconvincing argument and unpleasant interviews. It's nothing like as good as the films made by the man it maligns. |