May 20, 2004
Uncovered: The War On Iraq
Eschewing flamboyancy in favour of an intellectual approach Robert Greenwald’s damning essay on the Bush Administration is no less enriching or important as Michel Moore’s Competition entry Fahrenheit 9/11.

Market Screening reviewed by Jean Oppenheimer.

Less flamboyant than Michel Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 – and, therefore, perhaps less superficially entertaining - Uncovered: The War On Iraq is a must-see for every American who cares about their country, regardless of their political persuasion.

While the two films reach a similar conclusion – that the Bush Administration’s stated rationale for war was bogus – Greenwald’s documentary takes a more straightforward and intellectual approach to the subject. American and international audiences uncomfortable with Moore’s grandstanding and his unabashedly partisan tone will find more compelling material here, including chilling evidence that members of the Bush team at the very least misread or misinterpreted intelligence, or, more sinisterly, that they purposely distorted and misrepresented it.

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