film critic roger ebert, who gave the documentary three and a half stars out of four, says that the film "is less an exposé of george w. bush than a dramatization of what moore sees as a failed and dangerous presidency". in the film, moore presents footage of vice president al gore presiding over the event that would officially anoint bush as president, the day that a joint session of the house of representatives and the senate would certify the election results. "moore brings a fresh impact to familiar material by the way he marshals his images," says ebert.