
Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, become reluctant allies when they become the target of a conspirator in President Haney's administration. The two ex-presidents realize they have an enemy within the government and set out to find evidence that will clear their names. The search takes them across the Southern Appalachians; along the way they meet a homeless couple, thwart kidnapers in the parking lot of a fast-food restaur... (Full plot summary below)
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Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, become reluctant allies when they become the target of a conspirator in President Haney's administration. The two ex-presidents realize they have an enemy within the government and set out to find evidence that will clear their names. The search takes them across the Southern Appalachians; along the way they meet a homeless couple, thwart kidnapers in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, and find themselves marching in a gay pride parade.
Leave your thoughts about My Fellow Americans.
| Miami HeraldJackie PottsMy Fellow Americans, doesn't get to the heart of any issue, constitutional, legislative or otherwise. But it has a fine time imagining our leaders as bumbling, thin-skinned, ultimately likable misfits who are as lost on the American highway as everybody else. |
| EmpireJake HamiltonThe plot pulls you along at breakneck speed, so the plausibility of two US leaders on the lam matters not a jot. What does matter, however, is the excellent script which has a kiss-off line at least once every five seconds and keeps the mush down to an absolute minimum. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesI laughed, and I laughed hard from start to finish. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternI'd cheerfully vote the writers, director and producers of My Fellow Americans out of office. |
| Austin ChronicleRussell SmithIt's almost as enjoyable watching these august septuagenarians jumping from trains, cruising with Harley-riding dykes, and exchanging pubescent screw-you/blow me repartee as it must have been for them to do it. And fun, sometimes, is its own best rationale. |
| The A.V. ClubStephen ThompsonThe execution is decidedly wobbly, with too many telegraphed, poorly paced jokes, too much Grumpy Old Men-style insult humor, and too many schmaltzy scenes. But Garner and Jack Lemmon have enough charisma, and there are enough solid laughs, to mostly overcome My Fellow Americans' embarrassing moments and improbable ending. |
| San Francisco ExaminerWalter V. AddiegoThe film has nothing going for it but the sentimental appeal of seeing two popular veteran actors riffing with each other. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe picture seems to have been intended as a political satire, but only a Hollywood executive could mistake it for the real thing. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsThese two wily souls ham it up beautifully in this otherwise routine comedy, and for them alone, this movie is one to be savoured. |
| Film.comTom KeoghA very bad, uninspired comedy with slight leanings toward self-importance. |