Canadian Bacon (1995)

Thanks for the memories!

Good movie but grossly overrated

A Masterpiece!

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Canadian Bacon is a film that parodies and satirizes both Canada-U.S.A. relations and post-Cold War feelings and actions, so right off the bat this film may be (and take this with a grain of salt) a bit too smart for most people to "get".I don't want myself or this movie to sound pretentious, but Bacon is a movie that at least requires you to realize American feelings to Canada and vice-versa or it will sail right over your head. That also means that many people who do get it may just find it a bunch of shallow jokes without meaning, and they're kind of right too.So what saves this movie? The writing, and the acting. The very Canadian John Candy delivers a terrific postmortem performance as US Gun-happy Sheriff Bud Boomer, which is about 1/3 the joke already, but he's matched with a great cast of supporting actors all of which really deliver the hilarious jokes and punches of this movie. It's also worth noting that movie has a great deal of ironic humour that's only surfaced recently, I won't spoil it but just remember that this movie came out '95 and you may be feeling a few gut blows across the trip.Bacon in my honest opinion is an underrated comedy classic that you should absolutely see if you fit into the category established at the start.... anyone else might want a bit of a history lesson first.

This movie as absolutely delicious. The humour is so refined and the subtleties hilarious.The fun directed at Canadians is original, based on preconceptions about Canada, on presumptions, and on hearsay. All these elements are put together in a very novel way.One must be a Canadian or else have strong Canadian connections - an excellent understanding of Canada, to fully appreciate this movie.It is an excellent occasion for Canadians to have a good laugh at how they are perceived not only by Americans, but also by a lot of other nations.It appears this movie was never shown in Canadian movie theatres, and that is a real shame, because we missed out on a high quality movie.I am recommending this movie to everyone I know.

There are quite a few satires out there but many have a hard time in keep up with this one.After the Cold War the Americans need a new enemy...Canada! Join John Candy and his group of northern armchair heroes as they take the battle to the Canadians in order to improve the US economy.I should say that this is a fun movie. The satire is top notch as only Micheal Moore can deliver. The interaction between characters is done very well and though a few scenes may be a little harsh politically it is still pretty funny and doesn't lean too much to the left of the political spectrum. I am sad that I didn't get to see this film any sooner. There is a fairly good cast of stars and cameos of several others. It is done well.

More was to be expected quite frankly from this Michael Moore political satire, poking fun at American society and politics. The movie did of course had its funny moments but the story was quite poorly done.Sorry Mr. Moore but the storytelling within this movie is just below average. Michael Moore obviously tried to make a comedy in a silly style but he just never goes all the way, presumably because he probably was too afraid his message wouldn't come across then. He also tries too hard to make the movie kick against several political issues, for which Moore is of course well known. It however doesn't always work out in this movie and it feels too forced. It also isn't always a good movie to watch since the way the main plot-line is told is highly unlikely. It feels like a too big coincidence all that Sheriff Bud B. Boomer and friends just happen to be involved in basically every aspect handled within the movie. This concept works in often lots of comedies but just not "Canadian Bacon" because of its quite messy storytelling. It made the movie painful to watch at times.What made the movie still perfectly watchable for me was its cast. John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak, Rip Torn, Kevin J. O'Connor, Bill Nunn, G.D. Spradlin, James Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, this movie has a true amazing comedy cast. They really uplifted the movie in my viewing experience. This was John Candy's last released movie and even though its not his best role out of his career, it's still a worthy one.It's silly concept and story also makes this movie worthwhile to watch in parts. It's of course quite funny to have a story involving America creating a sort of new cold war this time with Canadia, in order for the president to get reelected. It's even funnier to notice some parallels to the real world this present day and the Bush administration. So saying this movie is completely ineffective won't be fair. It also does some good job at times poking fun of American society, as well as the Canadian and all of their stereotypes. Of course Moore mostly kicks against the gun control, something he did of course much better and more effective later on in his documentary "Bowling for Columbine", for which he won an Oscar.It's a watchable enough film, though you probably can't help ending up being slightly disappointed with it.6/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/