Synopsis
A cynical anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.
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Cast
- Kevin FarleyMichael Malone
- Kelsey GrammerGeneral George S. Patton
- Leslie NielsenOsama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
- Trace AdkinsAngel of Death
- Robert DaviAziz
- Geoffrey ArendMohammed
- Travis SchuldtJosh
- Jon VoightPresident George Washington
- James WoodsTodd Grosslight
- Dennis HopperJudge Clarence Henderson
Recommendations
- 50
Boston Globe
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. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
A loony attack on wacko liberalism and a ding-dong defense of wacko conservatism. - 50
Los Angeles Times
It's a gag-strewn, hit-and-miss affair that's not without its chuckles. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
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. - 40
The New York Times
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. - 30
Variety
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. - 20
L.A. Weekly
Astonishingly inept alleged satire. - 12
New York Post
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").
