I can’t tell you how disappointing An American Carol was. On the margin, the movie hurts the “conservative” cause.
ACLU lawyers are not “zombies” – they are calculated in their determination to undermine the constitutional foundations of free speech (which is rooted in private property). Michael Moore is a self-loather who indeed hates capitalism, but he is not a bumbling imitation of Chris Farley either. Parody is only devastating when the object of derision is given a fair shake — and in the process shown to be a complete failure.
At first, I was shocked there was only one theater in Manhattan showing the movie — and almost appalled that there were only about 50 people at the first evening showing. After seeing it, I was relieved that almost no one saw it.
