An American Carol
Vivendi Entertainment | Release Date: October 3, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
7
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50
Boston GlobeTy 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
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A loony attack on wacko liberalism and a ding-dong defense of wacko conservatism. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
It's a gag-strewn, hit-and-miss affair that's not without its chuckles. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank 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
40
The New York TimesNathan 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
30
VarietyTodd 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
25
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
About as not-funny as a comedy can get. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Astonishingly inept alleged satire. Read full review
12
New York PostLou 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
12
Miami HeraldRene 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
11
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Michael Moore has nothing to fear from David Zucker. Read full review
0
The A.V. ClubSam 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
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