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Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
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Based on 208 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
David Zucker
Myrna Sokoloff
Directed by: David Zucker
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 3, 2008
DVD: December 30, 2008
Running Time: 83 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material
Starring Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Farley, Trace Adkins, Jon Voight, Leslie Nielsen, and Dennis Hopper
The American spirit is celebrated in the comedy An American Carol. In An American Carol a cynical, Anti-American “Hollywood” filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by 3 ghosts who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America. (Vivendi Entertainment)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Boston Globe Ty Burr
Ultimately, the problem with An American Carol is the problem with far too much political discourse in this country, left or right: It highlights the worst excesses of the opposition for the sole purpose of discrediting the vast middle.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
A loony attack on wacko liberalism and a ding-dong defense of wacko conservatism.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Gary Goldstein
It's a gag-strewn, hit-and-miss affair that's not without its chuckles.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
The sole laughs are scored by Robert Davi, amusingly playing it straight as a Muslim terrorist who wants to hire Malone to make a suicide bomber recruitment film.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Nathan Lee
Cheap shots and mean spirits abound, as do celebrity cameos (James Woods, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer). But it's the laziness of the writing that most offends.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Conservatives score a few political points but aren't very funny in An American Carol, a cheesy spitball directed at the very large target of a Michael Moore-like filmmaker.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Even if it weren't three years too late to parody Moore (ineptly played by Kevin Farley), Moore's ridiculous tribute to Cuban health care in "Sicko" is far funnier than anything in this desperately laughless farce from David Zucker ("Scary Movie 3").
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Bad enough to earn a rare spot on my hallowed list of ''The Worst Movies I've Ever Seen,'' An American Carol is testament that the country's culture wars are raging just as strongly within Hollywood as anywhere else.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Michael Moore has nothing to fear from David Zucker.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Sam Adams
Great satire never fits neatly within an ideological box. Attention, the ghosts of H.L. Mencken, Stanley Kubrick, and Jonathan Swift: David Zucker could use a visit.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.6 (out of 10) based on 208 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Peter gave it a10:
Great Flick. You can be assured that anyone on this site who doesn't like it, is a liberal.
Mr Ed gave it a9:
Absolutely hilarious. Seeing "Michael Monroe" being slapped by real Americans makes it worthwhile, but there's so much more. Rosie's part on the O'Reilly show was a hoot; add in; inept terrorists, the spirits of Patton, G. Washington and Kennedy teaching Michael M. about the real America, and the jabs at MM for only winning a "documentary" file award. Of course, Liberals won't appreciate it (look at the media reviews!). Funny how "culture wars" are wrong when your viewpoint is under attack.
Robert F gave it a0:
It should be impossible to make a comedy this unfunny.
David gave it an8:
This is a really funny comedy. Had it attacked conservatives instead of liberals the critics would have rated it 60 or higher.
Misu R gave it a1:
I like Michael Moore and I was looking forward to laughing at his expense. I love satire. The problem with this movie is that it lost all capabilities of producing real comedy. The slapstick was funny, but the overall bias destroyed the satire. It was an "If you don't believe how we believe, you are unpatriotic" mess. Kelsey Grammar is one of my favorite actors but the lines given to him made me want to puke. They just weren't funny. They were filled with pathetic generalizations. That is not comedy. Comedy makes fun of details (especially ones that we tend to look over). Even though I hate the way they portrayed the ACLU, it was still funny. I like killing zombies. The only laughed more at how the movie showed the inability of some Americans to see beyond black and white. It truly showed how ignorant too many of us tend to be. Whether you are liberal or conservative, this movie was not worth the money. I wouldn't even suggest renting it on DVD. Maybe watching it on cable when you have to clean the house.
dave k gave it an8:
Has some pretty funny parts. I guess if I were a liberal person I would be offended and give it a bad review. It's refreshing to see somethiing come out of Hollywood that's not the same spoon-fed dolt fodder.
Sabrina D gave it a10:
Hilarious! Def. some low blows to the Liberals! but couldnt be more true! loved it!
