American Dreamz Review

I saw this movie last week and just had to review it, so here goes...

The Plot: This movie sets up anything and anyone in popular culture. From the President of the United States to terrorists nothing in this movie is beyond sending up. Unfortunately, the focus on all these quirky characters means that it takes considerable time to get into the plot. After twenty minutes I was still wondering what was going to happen, although the plot gets easily predictable after that apart from a very unexpected ending. Even with all its flaws, the storyline actually becomes quite engrossing and it is easy to laugh at the sending up of George Bush, American Idol and terrorist training camps. The plot is supposed to be ridiculous and, even though I fell it goes way over the top at times, it generally works. It is one of those stories you are either going to love or hate.

The Music: For a movie sending up American Idol you would think there would be quite a bit of singing. However, you only hear a few songs and none are really that good. This is a disappointing feature of the movie as I would have liked to see more of a send up of the music on American Idol.

The Acting: Hugh Grant is just perfect for the role of the host and Mandy Moore is alright playing his love interest. Dennis Quaid played the perfect send up of George Bush and Sam Glozari does very well playing a terrorist who dreams of more. Overall the acting is well done and some of the more ridiculous plot moments are saved.

Overall: As I said earlier you will either love or hate this movie. If you like satirical comedies then you should love this movie.

Score: 76/100- The story works for me, even if it is a little ridiculous at times.