Celsius 41.11-- reply to Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11

Celsius 41.11 supports Bush's stance on the Iraq war

The name of the film, directed by Kevin Knoblock, refers to the temperature at which the brain begins to die. It does not pretend to offer a balanced political picture, and in fact was financially backed by conservative research organisation Citizens United.

And Celsius 41.11 is already proving as contentious for US newspaper reviewers as Fahrenheit 9/11, coming at such a politically sensitive time with just weeks to go until the US elections.

Many newspapers, while not disagreeing with the facts of the documentary, have not been impressed with it as a piece of entertainment. Philip Kennicott of The Washington Post called it a 'dull' and 'overlong attack ad on John Kerry'.

Jeffrey Bruner of the Des Moines Register said: 'For the US $900,000 reportedly spent on this film, it's a pretty low-quality production that's not going to transfer well to a big screen. But as after-dinner viewing in your living room, it should work fine.'