Arts

Film: Fahrenheit 9/11

The reports coming in from the USA about Fahrenheit 9/11 are incredible. In the UK, here in Ipswich, it's a little quieter. There are no queues round the block and the cinema didn't sell out (thought it was pretty full).

The reaction to the film though was probably similar. Stunned silence in many places, incredulous laughter in others.

My view? It's good, but not brilliant. It's an easy target in places (for example, when Michael Moore is ridiculing the Coalition of the Willing, he fails to point out that the UK was a member). But equally it brings back to centre stage some key points, such as the farcical 2000 Presidential election.

And that's what it's all about, isn't it? Making sure Bush doesn't get back in.

There's plenty of finger-pointing, lots of reasons why we shouldn't have invaded Iraq, much hinting at Bush's deeper agenda, but it doesn't work hard enough to put that across. Moore certainly raises good questions about Bush's competence as President, and that might just be enough.