On the other hand, many of the film’s staunchest defenders praise the film solely because they are pro-green. I did not find a single negative review based solely on the film’s art. Almost all of them will be unveiled ad hominem against Gore or simply blatant pro-global warming propaganda. Of course, if one Googles the film at such sites like Amazon or IMDB, there will be plenty of negative reviews of the film. That’s due solely to the film’s director Davis Guggenheim, most noted as a network television director.
However, his Johnny Come lately status as an environmentalist, which led to his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as an Oscar for the 94 minute 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, has nothing to do why it’s a bad film. He wrote a book or two, but did nothing of any real consequence with the power he had. He was a right of center Democrat who worked in an administration whose environmental record was considered, by most ecological groups, worse than the two Republican administrations that preceded his, and held that office at a time when the earliest stages of global warming, which he now decries, were first becoming known.Īs the second most visible politician in the country, did he sound the alarums then? Well, no. Let me state, up front, I have never been a fan of former Vice President Al Gore. Here’s another Guest film Review by Dan Schneider, who has this heavily-visited website and whose reviews for TMV have been highly popular.