Canadian Bacon (1995)

not horrible nor great

Dreadfully Boring

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

The U.S. President (Alan Alda), low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.Nathan Rabin in a 2009 review concluded, "After generating solid laughs during its first hour, Canadian Bacon falls apart in its third act," lamenting the film "was perceived as too lowbrow for the highbrows, and too highbrow for the lowbrows." While the film, in my opinion, never "falls apart", it does feel a bit uneven, with some parts being pretty funny and others not so much. The best parts come across more like skits (notably the Dan Aykroyd scene). Michael Moore should be commended for this film, as it is far outside of what he typically does, but he could hardly be called a comedic genius on this entry alone.

This is a wonderful, hilarious, movie. It is sadly so true and more relevant today than ever in regard to media control by the war machine and its invented enemies. We are hearing the same BS about manufactured enemies in the Middle East today. This film certainly is not against Canada, unless one believes fairness, cleanliness, and calm reason are undesirable. It's we Americans who come out looking stupid and easily controlled by the media, but we already know that don't we?And throughout this, Michael Moore makes some very important statements, the bombing in the Gulf of Tonkin, for instance. This is much funnier in its black humor today than it was when it was first made. This is my favorite John Candy film. Everyone does a wonderful job here, and the jokes are hilarious.

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.

I once saw the ending of this movie on TV, and I laughed as never in my life (actually, I found it so good that I couldn't finish a little work I had to do and I almost get fired from my job).Later, I rented the whole movie, and it was great.The better thing with this movie is that the jokes, are original.For example, where have you seen a movie where there is a "resell of weapons", where people can take bazookas at 20$?Where have you seen a movie where Canadians are shown saying "sorry" when one pushed them? This was an excellent movie, I really don't know why it has so low score.