An American Carol

Context: I am a film teacher, so I planned on seeing this. I am fairly conservative as a libertarian: socially liberal, fiscally conservative. I would be a Republican if they were not super spenders and divorced themselves from the Religious Right.... Full review

I am not American, I do not live in the US, so many of your internal problems and cultural distinctive features are unknown to me. But i do love movies of David Zucker , as plenty other people all around the... Full review

Imagine if Fox News tried to make a comedy and failed miserably, then you'd have a fairly decent picture of this movie. It warps facts and history to a mind-blowing degree. I was shocked at some the actors that enlisted in... Full review

it is not a bad idea to a mocking movie about michael moore or liberalism, but it is for sure harder than choosing an obviously vicious celebrity or the close-mindness of conservatism. two basic challenges have to be mastered and it... Full review

after reading most of the comments I really thought that most of the people just complained about this movie because it's making fun about Michael Moore. But I was really, really wrong. Well let's start at the beginning: I really like... Full review

I just watched the movie, I'll be honest I didn't expect to like it, I'm not a fan of Michael Moore, in fact I find his movies to be biased and self serving, and any clips of this that I had... Full review

As I read the reviews here of the film, I see many comments of the type "I think like that..." which is further evidence of certain aspects of the hard-right mindset than it is about problems with liberals. One can debate... Full review

If you made a film, and it bombed at the box office opening weekend, who would you blame? The weakening economy? Inclement weather? Ominous tarot cards? If you were David Zucker, you would only have one logical solution: left-wing conspiracy. Zucker's... Full review

Some slapstick, mostly the kind of stuff you laughed at when Tom & Jerry did it thirty or forty years ago. Script-wise, it makes 'Goodburger' seem like comic genius. If you loathe Michael Moore, you'll probably find it hysterical. If you... Full review

...apparently. That was what this movie was telling me. But rather than degenerating into the usual argument of left wing vs. right wing politics -- I'm much more interested in addressing the distressingly high rate of prejudiced, bigoted and downright hateful... Full review

An American Carol, like so many other Zucker films, is a crude, outrageous comedy that sometimes has you shaking your head.....Toss in a handful of "Hope and Change" references and An American Carol becomes the perfect political satire..... ... Full Review

Throughout An American Carol , veteran actors Kelsey Grammer, James Woods, Jon Voight and Dennis Hopper offer brilliant and hilarious performances as they weigh in on the liberal bias in America.....An American Carol , like so many other Zucker films, is a crude, outrageous comedy that sometimes has you shaking your head..... ... Full Review

By that measure, An American Carol is its own refutation.....But I was dreading An American Carol so much....An American Carol is so appallingly simplistic that it makes me want to barf..... ... Full Review

he worried Zucker and company were making Farley's character too sympathetic.....until the writers softened it by having him note.... ... Full Review

until the writers softened it by having him note....he worried Zucker and company were making Farley's character too sympathetic..... ... Full Review

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One hundred sixty-five years after Charles Dickens called for civic reform, compassion, humanity and charity to be watchwords in human life with "A Christmas Carol," Hollywood's most rabid conservatives have rallied to make "An American Carol," a comedy that equates... ... Full Article

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One hundred and sixty-five years after Charles Dickens called for civic reform, compassion, humanity and charity to be watchwords in human life with A Christmas Carol, Hollywood's most rabid conservatives have rallied to make An American Carol, a comedy that... ... Full Article