“Fahrenheit 9/11″ opened with great fanfare across the U.S. on June 26, 2004. It grossed $8 million on opening night, and as I write this, three nights later, news reports peg it as the number one film in the country its first weekend. It broke the record for biggest gross for a film opening on less than 1,000 screens (the record holder was “Rocky”), and had a higher per-screen take than “The Passion of the Christ” on its opening weekend. It remains to be seen whether the initial hue and cry of critics and commentators will inspire or sway the average moviegoer, let alone the electorate. But to have the country buzzing about truth or satire, accuracy or lies, war or regime change (overseas or at home) instead of the latest special effects extravaganza, leather-clad fantasy figure, wizard-in-training, or J. Lo and Marc Anthony, is a welcome change from summers past.

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