An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

	Directed by: David Guggenheim	COUNTRY USA GENRE Documentary NORWEGIAN TITLE En ubehagelig sannhet RUNNING TIME 100 minutes
	Produced by: Lawrence Bender Scott Z. Burns Laurie Lennard

Review

Is it possible to make a good picture by simply filming a very good lecture? Well, if you judge from the results achieved by director David Guggenheim, the answer would be yes. And perhaps a little no. Having been to a fair number of lectures during my years as a student, it doesn't take long to acknowledge Al Gore as a brilliant speaker – and his material as both captivating and engaging.

An Inconvenient Truth is first and foremost an important reminder. When it isn't a somewhat indiscreet semi-biography of Al Gore's younger years, the film has an important subject matter that should be communicated to as many people as possible. The film is probably more important in the United States than in most other parts of the world, considering that the U.S. hasn't ratified the Kyoto Protocol yet. The problem for Americans, however, is that they are a dichotomous group: If you are a Republican, the tradition is to doubt anything a Democrat is telling you, especially when it comes from a Democrat as distinguished as Al Gore. Luckily, An Inconvenient Truth only rarely borders on propaganda. Gore presents his agenda shrewdly, and if his film functions as an eye-opener for only half its audience, it may be worthwhile.