Political Satire

Rating: 7/10 (19 August 2006)

Initially when I first saw some of Will Ferrell's performances I did not appreciate his sense of humor, but his performance in "The Producers," has turned me into a fan. While this movie has some tedious periods, it does deliver some belly felt laughs. One smiling moments is in the choice of Wonderbread as a sponsor. For those of you too young to remember it was a white bread devoid of any taste or texture, matching a child's taste's. Another is Ricky Bobby's praying to a Baby Jesus which matches a child's mind. Maybe the message here is that our athletes with a child's mind helps performance. A child's mind also aids the mindless endorsement of products.
If you can tolerate an amazing amount of silliness and outright satire regarding some of our current polarizing issues in the US this movie is for you. I think it also may be enjoyed by our more liberal friends in Europe.