Review of God Bless America (2012) by Jesse O — 24 Aug 2012

I wouldn't say this movie was perfect, in fact I think it was a very flawed film, one that doesn't really find a consistently funny tone. There's a lot of good ideas here and Bobcat Goldthwait is a good enough screenwriter that the majority of his stuff works, but some of it does miss.

But it does have a very good cast and the leads have great chemistry with each other o they definitely help the movie out a lot in spite of some of its weaknesses. Of course the movie is very politically and socially driven, which may turn some people off.

Specially the "right-wingers", Tea Party members, etc as the movie pretty much openly mocks their politics, their sometimes morally incorrect tactics. So really if you're a conservative you're gonna fucking *hate* this movie.

Of course not that I think politics should play a part in whether you enjoy a movie or not. Leave that at the door. I think part of the problem is also that the politics and social message that the movie wants to get across is laid on far too thick, in that it's going to be a turn-off to a lot of people who aren't going to sit through it.

Of course I love this concept and quite frankly I agree with a lot of what the movie is about, but I feel that it could've been something truly special and not that the effort wasn't there but the movie didn't hit on all cylinders.

I'd still say it was a good film, with some excellent writing and a fun cast.