Rating: 8Michael Moore could learn a thing or two from Tony Kaye about showing the deep complexity of an issue without the screwball tactics. Though I have read that it's unclear in the film which side of the issue the director is on, I did notice that there was not a single sane person representing the pro-life perspective. They ran the gamut from ill-informed and paranoid to flat-out homicidal, and were unable to come up with a single compelling argument for their side that didn't involve God and Jesus and the Virgin Mary and the talking walnut. The smart people, on the other hand, really seem thoughtful about it, particularly Alan Dershowitz and Noam Chomsky. The interviews with the real Jane Roe, now a crazy jesus-nut, are interesting too.
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