Bowling for Columbine

Starring: Michael Moore, Marilyn Manson, George W. Bush, Dick Clark, Charlton Heston

Directed by: Michael Moore

RS: 3of 4 Stars

2002 Documentary

Heston is back, as the NRA's mouthpiece, getting shanghaied at home by Michael Moore in his Oscar-winning doc on America's obsession with guns, an obsession played out during the shootings at Columbine. Some think Moore pushes too hard on Heston, visibly infirm and battling Alzheimer's. But pushing hard, with an acid wit that can be condescending, is Moore's style. In return, we get a film that bristles with provocation. The DVD also includes reams of extras, mostly of Moore justifying his actions. The film speaks for itself.

PETER TRAVERS
(July 31, 2003)