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An American Carol suffers not so much from its perceived political bias, but from the fact that it simply is not very funny.
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The mean spirit of Zucker's satire hardly jibes with the liberal spirits of the original tale. November 29, 2018 | Full Review…
The mean spirit of Zucker's satire hardly jibes with the liberal spirits of the original tale.
Richard Corliss
Utterly asinine, sophomoric, tasteless, the movie has much in common with Zucker's Airplane!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2 and Scary Movie sequels, minus the laughs. October 13, 2008 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Utterly asinine, sophomoric, tasteless, the movie has much in common with Zucker's Airplane!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2 and Scary Movie sequels, minus the laughs.
Susan Walker
As entertainment, An American Carol ranks below YouTube clips of Sarah Palin. October 6, 2008 | Rating: D-
As entertainment, An American Carol ranks below YouTube clips of Sarah Palin.
Amy Nicholson
Poorly made indie production has a script that feels like a list of ripostes collected over the last several years to liberal criticisms of the U.S.: The whole enterprise feels far more agenda- than entertainment-driven. October 6, 2008
Poorly made indie production has a script that feels like a list of ripostes collected over the last several years to liberal criticisms of the U.S.: The whole enterprise feels far more agenda- than entertainment-driven.
Todd McCarthy
An American Carol is about as not-funny as a comedy can get. October 6, 2008 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
An American Carol is about as not-funny as a comedy can get.
Steven Rea
It's a polemic, a screed, a combination comic rant and sentimental flag-waver that doesn't work as either. October 6, 2008 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
It's a polemic, a screed, a combination comic rant and sentimental flag-waver that doesn't work as either.
Roger Moore
It often takes mockery and even silliness to make one see the best and worst of a situation or themselves or just have to have some fun and it always seems to be funnier when done on film and by David Zucker. November 6, 2019 | Full Review…
It often takes mockery and even silliness to make one see the best and worst of a situation or themselves or just have to have some fun and it always seems to be funnier when done on film and by David Zucker.
Debbie Lynn Elias
American Carol is [Zucker's] first attempt to merge his newfound worldview with his work. Unfortunately, he swings at so many progressive targets, the punches he does land aren't backed by enough force. October 10, 2018 | Full Review…
American Carol is [Zucker's] first attempt to merge his newfound worldview with his work. Unfortunately, he swings at so many progressive targets, the punches he does land aren't backed by enough force.
Megan Basham
You could strip every last marginally political idea from the movie, and it would still probably be one of the most grueling, unfunny things released that year. May 5, 2011 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review…
You could strip every last marginally political idea from the movie, and it would still probably be one of the most grueling, unfunny things released that year.
Tim Brayton
It is hard to believe that a comedy this singularly inept and downright unfunny came from one of the minds behind one of the funniest comedies of all time, Airplane!. December 17, 2009 | Full Review…
It is hard to believe that a comedy this singularly inept and downright unfunny came from one of the minds behind one of the funniest comedies of all time, Airplane!.
William Goss
Kada vi%u0161e potrebe za Michaelom Mooreom ne bude, potrebe za filmovima koje tog istog Moorea parodiraju bit %u0107e jo%u0161 manje. December 14, 2009 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
Kada vi%u0161e potrebe za Michaelom Mooreom ne bude, potrebe za filmovima koje tog istog Moorea parodiraju bit %u0107e jo%u0161 manje.
Dragan Antulov
Using sledgehammer gags in the service of a dissent-bashing tale, Zucker aims for the flag-waving brio of Warner Bros. cartoons during World War II, but he succeeds only in ruining Farley's big break. April 23, 2009 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Using sledgehammer gags in the service of a dissent-bashing tale, Zucker aims for the flag-waving brio of Warner Bros. cartoons during World War II, but he succeeds only in ruining Farley's big break.
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