Bobcat Goldthwait may not seem like the most likely candidate for a cutting satire on the state of contemporary America, given that many will only remember him for his nigh-on incomprehensible work as Zed in the Police Academy films. But, he has moved on since then and recently gave us the interesting and relatively unheralded “World’s Greatest Dad”, which Adam Lowes of this parish seems to have admired.
From this trailer at least, God Bless America seems to be in a similarly dark vein, as the principals quite literally cut a swathe through superficial TV, melodramatic confessionals and nonsense fly on the wall docu-soaps. Frankly, seeing the US of A being dissected by one of its own is always more satisfying than an outsider attempting it; it just seems to have more credibility this way.
The plot sees middle-aged Frank discover he is terminally ill and then go on a rampage with a teenage girl. Hardly laugh-inducing stuff on that synopsis, but then dark comedy has always been a delicate balance and as ever the success of the film will turn on how well Goldthwait can tread that fine line.
This is NSFW, unless you work somewhere where everyone can gather round to watch something violent and sweary.
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