Although there was probably something of a good intention behind the story, this movie is far too heavy-handed to make its point effectively, and is too insensitive to its characters to make it enjoyable to watch. It attempts to show us how a rather brutish immigrant must adjust himself to some of the principles of life in America, but the characters are stereotyped, the story sometimes lacks plausibility, and it really doesn't present anything or anyone in a positive light. A few of the technical aspects may have been done well for the time, but the story itself just has too many noticeable defects for the movie to be worthwhile.
Review of Making an American Citizen
