God Bless America
Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, this bit of satire is at times brutally funny. Joel Murray plays Frank, a man who is so disgusted by society that when he is diagnosed with a brain tumor, he goes on a killing spree to rid the world of the Paris Hilton-types and American Idol nuts. He takes along a high school student, Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr), as an accomplice—and the whole thing is sick in the head. The film falters a little bit when Goldthwait tries for real sentiment. Nothing in this film should be portrayed as real and genuine; it should all be fantasy—and if you see it, you will know what I mean. Murray is good here, as is Barr. This is about as cynical as moviemaking can get, and its central message is very interesting.
By Bob Grimm
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God Bless America is not showing in any theaters in the area.
Credits
Director:
- Bobcat Goldthwaite
Cast:
- Joel Murray
- Tara Barr
- Melinda Hamilton
- Mackenzie Smith
- Rich McDonald
- Maddie Hasson
- Larry Miller
- Travis Wester
- Lauren Phillips
- Aris Alvarado
- Regan Burns
Producers:
- Sean McKittrick
- Jeff Culotta
- Edward Hamm Jr.
- Richard Kelly
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