2.0
out of 100
Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviews Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.
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A loony attack on wacko liberalism and a ding-dong defense of wacko conservatism.
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It's a gag-strewn, hit-and-miss affair that's not without its chuckles.
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.
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.
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.
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...satire souffle falls.
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