Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Clarissa Mora
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Ella-May O'Brien
Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Phillida
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
joe-hookham
Turned it off after the douche nugget gives the analogy of taking apart a car and cutting up a dog, putting them back together and seeing that only a car will work. An analogy against "science" claiming we're simply mechanical (never even heard that one before). Problem is, we f***ing built cars and not dogs. Could have been a documentary on spirituality and what it is to be good but bastardising science doesn't help their cause. Science isn't the enemy of spirituality, science is benign and seeks truth. The guy's comedies actually do a better job of promoting what it is to be good than this selfish nonsense. Recently watched the documentary "Happy" which was uplifting and showed you real people in the real world and how they reconcile their comparatively meager lifestyle with being satisfied and content in their life.
mike_goodell
In this ever strange world and times we are living in this is a must see for everyone hoping for change and peace towards one another. Tom Shadyac had a bad experience and took that time to explore a new subject. I love it because its based on Science, We all have enough Religion thrown daily to us, this is more nature related, how WE are are together on this planet, same feelings, same emotions-its all connected at some level. You can insert Religion, now to make the picture complete, so everyone is happy. Also, a good movie anyone, at any age, will enjoy and getting something, some feelings about, and will most definitely want to discuss after.
poe426
My biggest problem with this documentary is that it doesn't make mention of one inescapable fact: Killer Instinct has been hard-wired into our DNA. Thom Hartmann (whose show I watch every day on Free Speech TV) points out that "Democracy is in our DNA." And he's right. But so is Killer Instinct. In fact, based on a lifetime of observation, I'd venture that Killer Instinct is Man's strongest drive. The evidence is all around us. (As I write this, the Israelis have just murdered more than 700 Palestinians in Gaza, the Russians are doing essentially the same thing in the Ukraine, and the good ol' U.$. is "conducting operations" in at least half a dozen countries around the world- including having a third go at Iraq.) Democracy may well be ingrained in the DNA of OTHER animals, but as for US... I'll believe it when I see it.
gavin6942
Director Tom Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what is wrong with our world and how we can improve both this world and the way we live in it.I appreciate that Shadyac decided to look beyond the world of comedy and try to find a deeper truth in the world. He is an intelligent man and it is good to be able to see this side of him, because "Ace Ventura" does not necessarily suggest a man craving wisdom.I also like some of the folks he sought out. There is clearly a liberal bias with Chomsky, Hartman and Zinn being the models, but it was still good to hear from these thinkers. What would the right-wing think tank members say on what is wrong with the world? In the end, though, I give it a moderate rating because it never really gets in any depth. The question is vague, and without looking for specific answers, you cannot get the best advice. We all know the world is better if we love one another and pass on a smile, but what is the fundamental problem?
