Fresh
All in all, Mr. Moore has given us a lot to think about in Bowling for Columbine, and he has entertained us royally in the process.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Bowling for Columbine
Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?
2002 · 2h · R
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Michael Moore
Overview
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Fascinating, thought-provoking, often fitfully funny and sometimes devastatingly sad.
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
A worthy successor to Roger & Me.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Bowling for Columbine would never be mistaken for even-handed, but it is at least a sincere attempt to find the source of this country's inability to curb gun violence and murder.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
A sweeping, sometimes insightful and often funny look at America's culture of violence.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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