From the Netflix summary: The personal and professional life of Ralph Nader, one of America's most controversial consumer advocates and political activists, is the subject of this biographical documentary. Nader's willingness to take on big industry earned him a reputation as both a working-class hero and a public pariah. Interviews and archival footage help illuminate this in-depth profile of one of the most influential political figures in modern history.
I didn't think I'd enjoy this documentary as much as I did. I was expecting this to be a completely one-sided indictment of capitalism and our economic system in general.
But, whether you like him or not, I think it does a pretty fair job of presenting Nader's crusades starting in the 1960's and culminating with his controversial runs for president in 2000 and 2004.
While the film takes as a given the fact that George W. Bush is the "worst" President in recent history, a surprising amount of time is devoted to Nader's former Liberal/Democrat allies who, because they blame him for Gore's defeat in 2000 (and Kerry's, to a lesser extent, in 2004), have bitterly thrown him under the bus.
Two of the film's talking heads are Pat Buchanan and Eric Alterman. Interestingly, it's Buchanan who seems calm and rational. Alterman, a Liberal who apparently hasn't "Moved On" is still seething with rage and comes across like a whining bitch as he vents his anger at Nader.
There's also a two segments (one under "Deleted" scenes) that skewers fatboy Michael Moore as the shallow, self-serving blowhard that he really is.
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