Twenty years
after his influential debut, Roger & Me, Michael Moore returns to his roots
by pulling back the curtain on capitalism to reveal the insidious role it has
played in the destruction of the American dream for many people. Back in 1989,
auto workers in Flint, MI, were lamenting layoffs and wondering how they would
support their families without jobs to pay the bills, or benefits to ensure
their health. Flash forward two decades, when cities all across the country are
feeling the same pressures that Flint residents were back when GM left them
high and dry. With an average of 14,000 U.S. jobs lost every day and taxpayer
money constantly being pumped into failing financial institutions, the question
must be asked: how long can this go on before the entire system collapses? Is
there really any hope for Americans who are losing their homes to foreclosure
and seeing their savings get wiped out at an unprecedented rate? In order to
seek out an answer to this question and many more, Moore takes a trip to our
nation's capitol, engaging average Americans in conversations about the
prospect of repairing America's failing, debt-ridden economy along the way. ~
Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Rating: 75%
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/capitalism_a_love_story/
Rating: 7.3/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232207/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
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