Cast: Al Gore
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Studio Synopsis: Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the worldÕs scientists are right, we have just 10 years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced. A catastrophe we have helped create. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom, think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one manÕs commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his Òtraveling global warming show,Ó Gore is funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our Òplanetary emergencyÓ out to ordinary citizens before itÕs too late. With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we have reached a tipping point, and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of GoreÕs personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective; to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most impassioned cause of his entire life, believing there is still time to make a difference. With wit, smarts and hope, this documentary ultimately brings home GoreÕs persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue. Rather, it is simply one of the biggest moral challenges facing every person in our times.
Rating: PG
Running Time: 95 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.climatecrisis.net/
Trailer: http://www.climatecrisis.net/
Reviews:
Boca News (4 out of 4 stars)
City Link (4 out of 5 stars)
The Miami Herald (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
Miami New Times
The Palm Beach Post (B+)
The Sun-Sentinel (3 out of 4 stars)
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