Captain Mike Across America

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Captain Mike Across America

Released Sep 23, 2008

1h 39m

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In the weeks preceding the 2004 presidential election, filmmaker Michael Moore travels to a number of college campuses to urge young people to vote.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Slacker Uprising leaves a hollow feeling, in contrast to the determinedly upbeat self-congratulatory message.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 26, 2008

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Whatever its intent, this interminable 96-minute highlight reel plays like Moore's homage to himself.

Rated: D+

Sep 26, 2008

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Moore's studentmobilization drive now looks prescient, but he should have kept this piece of wallpaper agitprop on the shelf.

Rated: D

Sep 24, 2008

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Michael Atkinson

In These Times

Slacker Uprising is empty as protest satire goes, and it lends a cudgel to those who think Moore does what he does for the sheer sake of ego and power.

Apr 18, 2016

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Film Threat

Decide for yourself what "Slacker Uprising" is and what the rewards were, if any; I had a real love-hate relationship with it...

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 12, 2008

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Christopher Long

Movie Metropolis

It doesn't offer enough fresh material either to inspire or to infuriate.

Rated: 5/10

Oct 11, 2008

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What the flip? This isn't a Micheal Moore movie. It's a Micheal Moore tour. I didn't know what to expect but man it's not this. I have no problem with Micheal Moore touring but they could've done it in a more engaging way like his other movies. What's funny watching this in retrospect is that the whole point of this movie didn't succeed entirely. Yes they got younger voters to vote for the first time so that's cool but overall it's just a campaign tour to get voters. I prefer Moore's other movies better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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What the flip? This isn’t a Micheal Moore movie. It’s a Micheal Moore tour. I didn’t know what to expect but man it’s not this. I have no problem with Micheal Moore touring but they could’ve done it in a more engaging way like his other movies. What’s funny watching this in retrospect is that the whole point of this movie didn’t succeed entirely. Yes they got younger voters to vote for the first time so that’s cool but overall it’s just a campaign tour to get voters. I prefer Moore’s other movies better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/21

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Audience Member

Excellent documentation of how Michael Moore's activism ahead of the 2004 election boosted turnout among the 18-30 age demographic. Had anyone paid attention to this, Democratic party higher-ups might have recognized how important it was to avoid rigging the 2016 primaries against that group's favorite candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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jeremy y

Michael moore is a fraud

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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david f

Focuses a bit too much on Michael Moore but what do you expect in a Michael Moore movie? It's about his efforts to get people to vote in the 2004 election so George Bush wouldn't get elected.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Dragged on for too long, would have worked better in a 10-20 minute piece. There are some enjoyable moments like Eddie Vedder playing a Cat Stevens song, but other than that it seems like a vanity project.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

In the weeks preceding the 2004 presidential election, filmmaker Michael Moore travels to a number of college campuses to urge young people to vote.

Director: Michael Moore
Producer: Monica Hampton, Michael Moore
Screenwriter: Michael Moore
Production Co: Dog Eat Dog Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2008, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2021
Runtime: 1h 39m

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