![]() ![]() In fact, if it helps, just imagine that this movie is the result of a homework assignment by Tatum's 21 Jump Street character, Jenko. Just about every aspect of American political history, including quotes from presidents 200 years later, is jammed into a blender and minced up into a deranged action movie.Ĭhanning Tatum, who also serves as executive producer here, provides pure Golden Retriever meathead joy as George Washington, once again reminding us how freakin' funny he is. Out of the gate, it's just a bonkers chronicle of 1776 that features a werewolf Benedict Arnold blowing up most of the founding fathers and then killing Abe Lincoln in front of Abe's BFF George Washington. There's no bookend letting us know that this is a dumb person's account of the founding of our nation or even, like, Princess Bride-style interludes showing a grandfather reading uproariously wrong information off the internet to his grandkid. To its hilarious benefit, America: The Motion Picture is presented without context. This animated adventure, from first-time feature director Matt Thompson (also Archer), can, at times, exhaust with its over-the-top antics and unabashed insanity, but overall it's a worthwhile watch featuring a fun voice cast and awesomely nutty anachronisms. From Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The LEGO Movie) and Archer's Adam Reed comes a raunchy and riotous retelling of the Revolutionary War that feels like Drunk History had a one night stand with The Naked Gun and then gave birth to a history report by Bill and Ted if they never had a time machine. ![]()
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