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Bookmark this pageGod Bless America (2011)
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Synopsis
Following a pair of masterful pitch-black comedies, ‘Sleeping Dogs Lie’ and ‘World’s Greatest Dad’, comedy legend Bobcat Goldthwait fixes his eyes on the big prize with this excoriating satirical sideswipe at American culture in the twenty-first century. From its poster – the Statue of Liberty holding a gun to her head – on down, ‘God Bless America’ promises a no-holds-barred attack on everything Americans hold dear. It follows the adventures of a suicidal loner who loses his job, picks up his .45 and heads off cross country, picking off ‘those who deserve to die’. Early reviews from the Toronto Film Festival have been almost universally positive, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a UK release soon.
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