![]() ![]() ![]() The stand outs are most certainly Channing Tatum as George Washington, the titular character of “ America: The Motion Picture.” The film is reimagining of history, where Washington must fulfill the dreams of his best bro Abe Lincoln in creating America and freeing himself from the British who are being led by the Benedict Arnold of Benedict Arnolds, Benedict Arnold (I’m not being cute here either, I mean exactly what I just wrote). It leaves the viewer wanting you want to like it for some of its strong self referential running gags and parody scenes, but you end up not really liking it over all because there just isn’t enough of its strength to warrant high praise. It makes it really hard to enjoy, but also hard to hate? It is so middle of the road that it becomes forgettable for the things it does right and memorable for the things it does wrong. It wants to be everything and nothing, striving so hard to not be taken seriously that it can’t really be taken at all. ![]() The problem is all of these aforementioned projects are better at what the film tries to borrow. It’s part “ Robot Chicken” meets “ National Lampoon’s” parody mixed with a sprinkle of “ Inglorious Bastards” history rewriting peppered with over the top anime style “ Castlevania” violence jam-packed with “ Two Broke Girls” non-stop one liners overstuffed with a “ Tropic Thunder” meta narrative. “ America: The Motion Picture” is a hodge podge amalgamation of a numerous comedies and parodies before it. “ America: The Motion Picture” is too clever and too self aware for its own good, crumbling under the weight of its own self importance and desperate need to be as edgy as it can be. “ America: The Motion Picture” isn’t bad as much as it’s just not good, delivering an overabundance of self aware comedy while not delivering on the laugh out loud comedy it has the potential of having. It’s only mildly funny, with the best scenes scattered around a lot of rapid fire, often unfunny meta one liners. The film seems to know who its audience is but not really caring if they enjoy what’s happening. Almost immediately I found myself exclaiming, “what the fuck am I watching?!?” and while I couldn’t quite look away, I was never quite sure whether or not it was all worth it. Unfortunately, the film ends up being a train wreck you simply can’t unsee or stop watching. A cartoon parody retelling of the founding America with a star studded voice cast? Yes please. At first glance, “ America: The Motion Picture” should be exactly the kind of thing you’d want watch over the 4th of July weekend. ![]()
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