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This is a very funny attempt by the director to deal with the "klischee"( german spelling) of the american man, or at least how the proletarian german man is looking across the atlantic. All americans are good in bed? goodlooking? violent and yet cool? Why is there a need to put ketchup on a shot person's shirt? Would you really believe then that somebody was actually killed? I agree with other viewers that this not a movie that could be considered enjoyable at all times, but it beats movies like "the patriot" or "frida" any time, because it doesn't take itself serious. And that in itself is exactly the director's criticism of american culture ( what an abuse of the word culture!) and their consistant effort to tell you everything is allright and we are the good guys. Here, have another Diet coke, or would you like a Big Mac with your Whitney Houston?

It is hard to top the review left by " neonsamurai", but I try. I wish I could say that I don't want to offend anyone. But that is not true. I would go so far as to say: anybody who liked this movie, should make an appointment for a frontal lobotomy. Oh, you think that would be too harsh? Think again! Was this a great story? No. Was there great acting? No. Was the movie in any way original? No. Was anything authentic? No. Was the movie in any way cheesy? You bet. This movie made " Pocahontas" look like a horrorflick ( never mind the comparison in acting skills). For anybody who liked that show I'd have a question: Did you ever see anything by W.Wenders, Lars von Trier, D.Lynch, S.Kubrick, A.Egoyan, S.Lumet, I.Bergman, F.Truffaut, L.Besson, J.J Annaud, The Coen Brothers, R.Altman, W.Hill etc. Do you really like to live in a world, where Actresses like J. Roberts and D. Moore make the top of the list as best paid stars? Do you really think M. Gibson is a good actor, or do you think he is cute? If you don't know what I am talking about, you probably deserve to live in the USA, the greatest place on earth.