Title: More intelligent than the reviews would suggest
Product review: I found this film, which satirizes pretty much everything from the Bush administration to Al Qaeda to American Idol to spoiled Arab-Americans, to be far more entertaining than the reviews had led me to believe. The humor is anything but subtle, but Willem DaFoe and Dennis Quaid doing Cheney and Bush, respectively, are hilariously on point, and Mandy Moore is quite wonderful as a composite Idol diva. Lots of good supporting talent, more than a few laugh-out-loud moments, and a reasonably engaging plot, add up to a fun couple of hours and even a scintilla of political profundity. Idol fans will find lots to enjoy, but it works even without all the Idol in-jokes.
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