Synopsis
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant.
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Cast
- Joel MurrayFrank
- Tara Lynne BarrRoxy
- Melinda Page HamiltonAlison
- Mackenzie Brooke SmithAva
- Rich McDonaldBrad
- Maddie HassonChloe
- Larry MillerChloe's Dad
- Dorie BartonChloe's Mom
- Travis WesterEd
- Lauren Benz PhillipsDonna
Recommendations
- 75
ReelViews
Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait has an ax to grind and, once he's done grinding it, he uses it to split some skulls. God Bless America is many things - audacious, bitingly satirical, unafraid of venturing into uncomfortable territory - but it is never subtle. - 75
The A.V. Club
The key point about God Bless America is that it's extreme but not exaggerated, a dark comedy that indulges - and questions - a violent, misanthropic fantasy about laying waste to the cultural landscape while staying grounded in a recognizable reality. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A niche theatrical run might draw fans of Goldthwait's previous work, this effort isn't likely to get as much help from critics as those sometimes did. - 50
Variety
While it starts out well, Bobcat Goldthwait's black comedy struggles to maintain focus as it turns into a road trip of diminishing rewards in satirical and narrative terms. - 50
Village Voice
The interplay between Murray and Barr is closely and carefully handled, but when the monotonous squib-popping subsides, the movie is often static and talky, lapsing into criticism-hedging qualifications and anti-everything speechifying. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Bobcat Goldthwait's new movie is a burlesque that turns into a harangue that turns into a rampage. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Here is a film that begins with merciless comic savagery and descends into merely merciless savagery. But wow, what an opening. - 45
Movieline
God Bless America only wants to see the worst in people - in fact actively seeks it out in order to be disgusted, and that feels almost as bad as the behavior the film is critiquing.
