I saw it yesterday, the crowd in Irvine (Cali) was cheering and applauding through the whole thing, was a pretty good environment to see it in.
I think my feelings about the movie are pretty much summed up in this review by the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/11/movies/11BOWL.html
Some parts were over the top, and the issue was simply too huge to address in even a 2 hour movie, but overall it was a very eye-opening film.
Roger & Me and The Big One I felt were both pretty much on target. This movie is really excessive in a couple spots, uncomfortably so, but extremely interesting. Bring back TV Nation to the networks!
His next film should be great.
C.