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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70IGNMatt FowlerIGNMatt FowlerAmerica: The Motion Picture is like Drunk History if the history were not only drunk but also on nitrous. Channing Tatum once again proves he's a comedy force to be reckoned with, backed by a stellar cast of capable and cunning joke spitters.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe film goes all in on its deranged version of the founding of the nation. It wears you down over time, but especially early on it's too satisfied just to be shocking and irreverent.
- 50The A.V. ClubWilliam HughesThe A.V. ClubWilliam HughesGory, horny, and at least visually bold, America is almost always fun to gawk at, even when the writing is letting it down. But that writing is a real problem.
- 50IndieWireSteve GreeneIndieWireSteve GreeneThe more that America: The Motion Picture relies on straight parody, the sparser those laughs feel.
- 40CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryFor the most part, America: The Motion Picture seems too pleased with itself, an indulgence in silliness that feels woefully stretched at close to 100 minutes.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA throw-everything-against-the-wall collection of silly jokes that reimagines American history as a bro-tastic action flick, Matt Thompson’s animated film makes Drunk History look like a Ken Burns production.
- 40The GuardianCharles BramescoThe GuardianCharles BramescoUnder Callaham’s inelegant pen, the characters all speak in this overexcited 13-year-old’s vernacular, prone to F-bombs and dick-talk.
- 15Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerPaste MagazineBrianna ZiglerIt is obnoxious, overlong, annoying and, above all, deeply unfunny.
- 15PolygonSamantha NelsonPolygonSamantha NelsonAny goodwill provided by the concept or cast is utterly squandered by a film that packs in endless references without having anything whatsoever to say.
- 0San Francisco ChronicleChris VognarSan Francisco ChronicleChris VognarAmerica: The Motion Picture isn’t really a failure, because it doesn’t even try.