Captain Mike Across America

Captain Mike Across America

Infobox Film
name = Captain Mike Across America


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director = Michael Moore
producer = Monica Hampton
writer = Michael Moore
narrator = Michael Moore
starring =
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cinematography = Bernardo Loyola, Kirsten Johnson
editing = Bernardo Loyola, David Feinberg
distributor = The Weinstein Company
released =
runtime = 102 min.
country = USA
language = English
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gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by = Slacker Uprising [Re-Done Version, not sequel.]
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imdb_id = 0850669

"Captain Mike Across America" is a film written, directed and narrated by Michael Moore. It was filmed prior to the 2004 election, when the polling margin between candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry could have tipped either way. cite web
publisher = [Toronto International Film Festival]
date = 2007-09-07
url =http://www.tiff07.ca/filmsandschedules/filmdetails.aspx?id=705151529541292
title= Captain Mike Across America - Michael Moore
accessdate = 2007-09-09
] It debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 and 8, 2007.The film was re-edited by Moore into "Slacker Uprising", which was released for free on the Internet on September 23, 2008.

Critical reception

"Captain Mike Across America" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to lackluster reviews. Most critics alleged that it served as little more than self-promotion for Moore.

Joe Leydon of "Variety" magazine said: [cite magazine
url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934650.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0
title=?
journal=Variety
first=Joe
last=Leydon
date=2007-01-01
accessdate=2008-01-28
]

"One could easily carve an interesting hour-long docu out of "Captain Mike Across America", Michael Moore's ungainly account of his "Slacker Uprising" campaign to encourage young people to vote for John Kerry -- and, more importantly, against George W. Bush -- during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. In its current form, however, this repetitious and self-indulgent hodgepodge comes across as a nostalgia-drenched vanity project, with far too much footage of various celebs at assorted gatherings introing Moore as the greatest thing since sliced bread."

Will Sloan of "Inside Toronto" wrote: [cite news
url=http://www.blogs.insidetoronto.com/reel_time/festivalsrepertory/festivalsrepertory-toronto-film-festival-2007/
title=?
]

"This is probably Moore’s least-compelling film from a cinematic point of view. It plays not so much like a movie, or even a concert film, as a highlight reel. The film builds little momentum as it goes along, and it has virtually none of the drama that characterized his previous films. The pacing essentially never changes. There are some good moments, including a genuinely hilarious scene where Moore offers up some alternatives to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads (“If John Kerry really loved his country, he would have died”), and if you’re a Moore devotee, you’ll find it mildly interesting, but if you’re not, there isn’t much to keep you riveted."

References

External links

* [http://www.michaelmoore.com/ Michael Moore Official Site]
* [http://www.tiff07.ca/filmsandschedules/filmdetails.aspx?id=705151529541292 Toronto International Film Festival Listing]


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