Roger & Me (1989)
Dog Eat Dog Films

Description

Follow the microphone trail of a man who tries to get an interview with General Motors chairman Roger Smith to talk about the problems of the modern automotive industry in this scathingly funny docu-comedy.

Tags

Cars, 1980s, General Motors, Michigan

Collected reviews and ratings

10 DVD Talk | Matthew Millheiser

A phenomenally powerful documentary in which Moore's darkly comical style paints a vivid portrait of the effect of corporate downsizing and overseas job displacement on small-town America.
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10 TV Guide

Roger & Me isn't a cold, polite sociological examination; it's a populist movie that sets out to engage and enrage people, and does so very well indeed.
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10 documentaryfilms.net | Bryan Newbury

Roger & Me is a tremendous effort. Were it Moore’s only documentary his legacy would still be assured. In some ways it is.
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9.0 Washington Post | Hal Hinson

In "Roger & Me," Moore's brand of slapstick reportage strikes the perfect balance between irony and sincerity; it's slyly deadpan and committed, democratic and kingly all at once.
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8.2 DVD Verdict | Adam Arseneau

Roger & Me is a strong, persuasive, grim, and especially, a groundbreaking work of aggressive documentary filmmaking. The film has its own distinct identity and is a definitive work of American working-class cinema - be it viewed through liberal or conservative eyes.
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8.0 filmcritic.com | Christopher Null

Regardless of Moore's conceitedness and simple-mindedness, he still makes a good movie, and without inventing so many facts as he did with Bowling for Columbine.
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8.0 UpcomingDiscs.com | David Annandale

Though he isn't above playing with the facts in much the same way that his opponents do, Moore is a consistently funny, vital force of nature.
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8.0 Amazon user reviews

Michael Moore tends to be a bit skewed in his perspective, however, when there is enough evidence to support his skewed perspective it makes for a more frigthening picture.
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