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Apr 21, 2006 · With Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe. A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
- (25K)
- Comedy, Music
- Paul Weitz
- 2006-04-21
American Dreamz is likely to be one of the overlooked and dismissed of the most puzzling and mysterious movie productions of 2006. It is a fascinating, confusing blend of comedy, drama yet and while not always executed well, it actually evokes a bold and daring attempt at movie-making.
Apr 20, 2006 · "American Dreamz" is a comedy, not a satire. We have that on the authority of its writer-director, Paul Weitz, who told Variety: "Satire is what closes on Saturday night. So it's a comedy." Actually, it's a satire. Its comedy is only fairly funny, but its satire is mean, tending toward vicious.
Apr 21, 2006 · A cheerfully silly satire with an unfortunate lack of focus, American Dreamz takes aim at numerous targets, but isn't pointed enough for relevant social commentary. Read Critics Reviews
- (184)
- Paul Weitz
- PG-13
- Hugh Grant
On review website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 184 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A cheerfully silly satire with an unfortunate lack of focus, American Dreamz takes aim at numerous targets, but isn't pointed enough for relevant social commentary."
What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Parents need to know that this satire pokes fun at President Bush, American Idol, and Western fears of terrorism (the would-be presidential assassins here are "Arabic" and comic). The film makes the TV show and the presidential administration look equally dishonest.
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