An affectionate portrait of a gadfly dedicated to lampooning American society's foibles, the laziness of the media and the tendency in all of us to swallow what we really want to believe but shouldn't.
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08/11/05
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Abel Raises Cain (2005)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.4/10
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Alan Abel, Jeanne Abel
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Reviews for Abel Raises Cain
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Top CriticMore a love letter from daughter Jenny to her father than a worthy portrait of Abel's caustic, media-savvy and mind-bending social comedy.
08/26/05
Top CriticHighly entertaining, in a casual, home-movie way.
12/05/08
Top CriticThere's no denying that Alan Abel is a character, and any glimpse behind the schemes is better than none.
10/26/07
If you don't giggle at some of Alan's gags and the reaction our increasingly polarized culture has to them, you're a prime candidate to fall for him next time.
08/26/05
...a fun, easy-going documentary...
04/30/05
The movie could also do a better job of explaining the inner forces that drive Abel – and especially his wife, one of his regular co-conspirators. Such gaps, though, don't seriously detract from the movie's roguish pull.
08/26/05
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