Too much of everything

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Miss Moore goes out of her way to promote her liberal anti American ways in this trash heap dumpster fire. Many times I struggled to figure out if it was Miss Moore I was looking at or Rosie O Donnel

U.S. Documentarian Michael Moore travels to nine different countries (eight of them in Europe) in order to "invade" them i.e. to "steal" the best of their social policies and bring them back to the U.S. The ironic conclusion is sad as well as fascinating.Throughout this travelogue, the viewer learns of superior national policies and lifestyles: worker benefits (Italy and Germany), gourmet-like school lunches and open sex education (France), education systems with no homework and concentration on each child's full well-being (Finland), free university tuition even for foreign students (Slovenia), the benefits of fully acknowledging a nation's horrific past (Germany), how the legalization of drugs was followed by reduced drug use (Portugal), prison systems where the prisoners are treated with humanity and trust (Norway), a religious Muslim country that fully supports women's rights including full access to abortion (Tunisia), and how women's participation in banking and political life improves the lot for all (Iceland).This is Moore's best film since "Bowling for Columbine" (2002). Since "Farenheit 911", he started to go over-the-top and become didactic. In this current film, the preaching is behind and what we see is more of his intelligence, humour, and great skills at unveiling the facts. He has a deep concern for his country and it shows.Some moments are memorable: juxtaposing sound bites of past U.S. presidents condemning other countries' "barbarisms" with visual footage of great domestic troubles in the U.S.; one of three Italian CEO siblings failing to understand why someone would want to be richer by giving their workers less money and benefits (she couldn't give up the good relations she had with her staff); the looks of the faces of an Italian couple when they hear that American workers have no guaranteed vacation compared to their minimum of six weeks; a Portuguese drug expert casually comparing drug addiction to other addictions: alcohol, sugar, caffeine, and.......Facebook; an articulate Tunisian woman showing her genuine surprise as to why so many people would watch "The Kardashians"; and mostly the interview with a Norwegian man who lost his son to the mass murders of 2011. He did not show the desire for vengeance as one might expect.This movie is not without flaws. It's a bit too long at two hours. It also seems to whitewash any of the problems faced by the nine nations. Its claim at the end that we need more women in power is noble to a degree and logical in certain contexts but maybe this principle works better in a socialist society like Iceland than it would in other countries. In the U.S. (as well as my country of Canada), high-ranking female politicians are just as prone to greed and corruption as their male counterparts. This may be so in other countries as well. There is also no mention of the long history of European countries' prejudice against the Roma minority.In the end, this is still a fine documentary and it's great to see Moore back in his best form again.

Thought Provoking movie. You can ask your self, if this country can make this happen why can't we.

Moore, in his classic style, hits hard at the topic in hand; namely American exceptionalism, with a close look at some of the best practices in Europe that are a stark and painful contrast to the USA.Critics, of which I have read many on this site, correctly claim that some of the countries Moore visits are far from perfect, and they even cite some (often irrelevant) examples. What they are ignoring, and this is the essence, is that these programs and practices are working well, for the benefit of the public and/or employees; as well as society as a whole! Other ills are simply problems to be addressed.What this film marvelously does is reveal what we can achieve if we want to, with proof of it working. It's up to us as citizens of our respective countries to decide if our system is better and, if not, how can we make it so - because there are real world examples of great ideas, great people, and great results for all involved.Moore, as ever, shines a light on a problem and offers the hope that there is a solution. The solution is, as ever, in our collective hands. We love in democracies, do we not? Moore reminds us of this, and hopes to nudge us into seeking the change we want through the ballot box. He always knows it's up to us and our conscience, and that's why his films prick our conscience, if we have one.