An Inconvenient Truth

Rating: PG – No notes.
Duration: 93 mins.
Genre: Documentary.
Actors: Al Gore.
Director: Davis Guggenheim.
Release Date: Available Now.

Al Gore does something very clever in his documentary An Inconvenient Truth. He makes it a moral issue rather than a political one.

This is an important distinction, because nothing is going to happen unless Gore gets people motivated. Global warming will never make it onto the political agenda unless the majority of the voting populus puts it there.

Weather or not it disserves the attention it has been getting cannot be convincingly argued in a review, but An Inconvenient Truth has convinced me for the need to change.

Al Gore has the charisma of a Rob Bell Nooma, with the careful sarcasm of Michael Moore, albeit a lot more careful and polished. It’s this combination of approachability, humour and scary facts that make this scientific mumbo jumbo a compelling and interesting watch.

Whatever your views are of global warming or Al Gore, you should seriously put any negative preconceptions to one side and give this documentary a go; it will probably change the way you feel.

An interesting ingredient is the addition of some rather personal Gore family history, that helps to hit home the urgency of the situation, and gives a glimpse into the drive and passion behind this Inconvenient Truth.

Food for thought:
When you pray, move your feet.

Rent or buy?
Buy, once you've seen it you'll want to show it to everyone you know.