A comedy can't run on a one joke premise and that's exactly what Canadian Bacon tries to do. No matter what the media says and portrays stereotypically Canadians and Americans aren't that different. Sure there's cultural differences, unique pop culture influences, but we're not miles apart from each other. Canadian Bacon isn't deep, intellectual comedy. It's not brilliant satire. It's a running loop of overused, unfunny clichés.
A lot of names involved here. John Candy, Rela Perlman, Alan Alda, Kevin Pollak, Rip Torn. This is supposed to be a comedy. I only had one really good laugh. It's dry. So very dry. This movie's story revolves initially around a large military arms manufacturing plant closing resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs. Which sounds suspiciously close something Michael Moore already covered. There's some politics and false narratives too, but this is one movie you don't need to see.
A lot of names involved here. John Candy, Rela Perlman, Alan Alda, Kevin Pollak, Rip Torn. This is supposed to be a comedy. I only had one really good laugh. It's dry. So very dry. This movie's story revolves initially around a large military arms manufacturing plant closing resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs. Which sounds suspiciously close something Michael Moore already covered. There's some politics and false narratives too, but this is one movie you don't need to see.