dmk2

It is entertaining. How much of it is true? Well, define "true". Like other documentaries and too often news programmes the footage has been edited to give Michael Moore's version of the truth. In this he is no different to his opponents and peers.

As with any such work you should not watch it in isolation if you are looking for truth rather than entertainment.

There are some poignant scenes which make some thoughtful points. Not least regarding the US military recruitment process.

I'd recommend the film to anyone. Very entertaining. Just take it with a pinch of salt as you would any news or documentary programme. If you are concerned - do your own research.

If I had voted for this the first time I saw it I may not have given it such a high score. But I have seen it a number of times now and it continues to entertain. There is nothing exceptional about the performances by the players, or the setting. But the concept, however, it just simply appeals. Perhaps it appeals to its own generation most and so continues to appeal to them as the get older. It's about a group of white teenagers in Middle America but it still reaches to the viewer wherever they are as it addresses some of the issues all teenagers face to a greater or lesser degree. Perhaps that is why it passes the test of time. It is the sort of film which could be remade every 40 years for a new generation.

Since this is a remake it is difficult to comment without reference to the original. Japanese and American cultures are somewhat different, this is a good adaptation of the original Japanese film (which I enjoyed very much - I do ballroom dance too). This too was very enjoyable. The dialogue has been updated to suite the American audience and the different cultural back ground. This makes it a more accessible version to the western audience than the Japanese version; otherwise it's a reasonable remake of a lovely film. Richard Gere, Lisa Ann Walter and Jennifer Lopez turned in good performances on the dance floor, though I must admit I liked the dance scenes in the original better.