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Michael Moore , the documentary filmmaker, has made a name for himself as a "professional gadfly."
An omniscient spellbinder who was also cynical and limited--that's not the worst legacy a filmmaker can have, especially one who gave us some of our culture's most enduring visions of the absurdity of war, both satirical ( Dr. Strangelove ) and gruelingly earnest ( Paths of Glory ).
Critics debate the merits of Australian director Gillian Armstrong ( My Brilliant Career , Little Women ): Is she "one of the best filmmakers of her time" (Kevin Thomas, the Los Angeles Times ) or a filmmaker with promise who consistently disappoints?
Some see Gallo as the heir to Scorsese and the '70s neorealists, with the "audacity and flair of a major filmmaker" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly ). They applaud his stylistic flourishes (collage shots, freeze frames), his self-deprecating humor, and audacious premise--a newly released prisoner kidnaps a teen tap dancer (Christina Ricci) to be his fake wife.
And everything Nicolas Cage does gives weight to the filmmaker's vision.