Bush's Brain
  • Studio: Tartan
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2004
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48 out of 100

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  • Summary: This documentary examines the relationship between George W. Bush and Karl Rove, one of his closest advisors.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    A skeptical view of George W. Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, using argumentative strategies common to agenda-driven documentaries.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    Potent if hardly evenhanded documentary.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    60
    A tad dry but never boring.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    38
    Even if the movie's only goal is to preach to the choir, its fondness for hyperbole and lack of discernment is more insult than rallying cry.

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