The film is also, not unexpectedly, an unapologetic and incendiary indictment of the current administration's policies and their implications.
But that fury is leavened by surprisingly emotional sequences, excellent use of previously unseen footage and Moore's trademark impish sense of humor, his sharp eye for both what he can make fun of and what makes fun of itself.
That category includes U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft singing ''Let the Eagle Soar,'' a song of his own composing, unedited clips of the president that the networks have never shown us, as well as candidate Bush meeting Moore on the campaign trail and saying, ''Behave yourself, will you? Go find real work.''
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