This is an important document, but not a great documentary. Al Gore’s well-honed, much-travelled slide show on global warming is interspersed with voice-over shots of him making his way from venue to venue. It is informative and alarming -- should be seen -- but director Davis Guggenheim does nothing to advance the art of documentary with this illustrated lecture plus filler. And as well as Gore comes off, he is much more impressive in direct and honest conversation with someone like Charlie Rose. Oh, to see the alternate universe where he actually took office in 2001 . . . !!! (2006, Images, n.) *NR* (MC-74.)
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