American Dreamz (2006)
Directed by Paul Weitz
The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal and a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County. Recently awakened President Staton even wants in on the craze, as he signs up for the potential explosive season finale.
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It’s this overt quality that brings to mind the visual puniness of David Zucker (“The Naked Gun,” “Airplane!”)
But Quaidand Harden have too little to work with as the Bushes to ruffle any feathers.Indeed, the film's blows feel like they have been softened and one yearns forsome pointed social comment to bleed through like in 1970s classics from The Candidate and Nashville to M*A*S*H and Shampoo.
His assessment parodies the classic Jack Nicholson line in As Good As It Gets: "You make me feel like I should be a better person," he explains lamely.