American Dreamz
A Film Review By Clyde Ayles
MORE LIKE A SNOZE
"American Dreamz" is a parody of two of todays American staples. The t.v. show American Idle and President Bush. HUGH GRANT plays a t.v. producer and star named Martin Tweed who is planning a new season of his hit show "American Dreamz". Gee, sound like Simon Cowell and "American Idol"? He is down to the final three contestants. They concist of a Hasidic Jew rapper (ADAM BUSCH, a down home Ohio blonde (MANDY MOORE), and a theatre buff from Iraq (SAM GOLZARI) who is also secretly a terrorist. The final show, which will present the winner will feature an appearence by the President of the United States ( the underrated DENNIS QUAID, who is clueless just like who?) He cannot do anything without his vice president (WILLEM DAFOE, who is the image of Dick Cheney without the gun.) The first lady ( MARCIA GAY-HARDEN is also clueless with a hairdo and voice like who?) As the show is going on, Mandy Moore's character has a boyfriend that is touted as a war hero and plans to propose to her on the show. At the same time, the terrorist from Iraq is hooked up to blow up himself and the whole theatre the minute he shakes hands with the host. The whole thing gets out of hand when he changes his mind and the bomb is found by the "war hero". The whole film is not bad, but there are a few stupid parts that are really dark humor. The best performances come from the likeable Grant and the talented Quaid. SEE YA AT THE MOVIES CLYDE
(c) 2006 Clyde Ayles
A Film Review By Clyde Ayles
MORE LIKE A SNOZE
"American Dreamz" is a parody of two of todays American staples. The t.v. show American Idle and President Bush. HUGH GRANT plays a t.v. producer and star named Martin Tweed who is planning a new season of his hit show "American Dreamz". Gee, sound like Simon Cowell and "American Idol"? He is down to the final three contestants. They concist of a Hasidic Jew rapper (ADAM BUSCH, a down home Ohio blonde (MANDY MOORE), and a theatre buff from Iraq (SAM GOLZARI) who is also secretly a terrorist. The final show, which will present the winner will feature an appearence by the President of the United States ( the underrated DENNIS QUAID, who is clueless just like who?) He cannot do anything without his vice president (WILLEM DAFOE, who is the image of Dick Cheney without the gun.) The first lady ( MARCIA GAY-HARDEN is also clueless with a hairdo and voice like who?) As the show is going on, Mandy Moore's character has a boyfriend that is touted as a war hero and plans to propose to her on the show. At the same time, the terrorist from Iraq is hooked up to blow up himself and the whole theatre the minute he shakes hands with the host. The whole thing gets out of hand when he changes his mind and the bomb is found by the "war hero". The whole film is not bad, but there are a few stupid parts that are really dark humor. The best performances come from the likeable Grant and the talented Quaid. SEE YA AT THE MOVIES CLYDE
(c) 2006 Clyde Ayles
