Early on I was into this movie. It has a certain charm and a tone that I like. I was intrigued in the premise and invested in the conflict that happens early. Allen Maldonado is a good comedic addition.

But it takes a while to really get into the story. And when we finally know what it's really about, I could not stop thinking about how stupid it is. It makes NO sense. There is no possible scenario or logic where any of it would be feasible.

My interest continued to dwindle as we learn more. And by the end, I was just waiting for it to finish. It's a shame, this had potential to be something cool. If you want something else crazy but actually good, try another 2022 movie called Fresh. (1 viewing, 4/8/2023)

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So let me get this straight. Let me see if I understand this "plan." The governor issues an executive order to arrest all illegal immigrants and their US born children. All of these arrested people will be forced to work at a nursing home until they are turned into elderly. They are then turned into meat to use at a fast food chain to save them money.

Are you out of your minds?

Just to be clear, my problem is not with how messed up it is to do this to people. I love how sinister it is. My issue is that it's the stupidest plan in the history of plans. There are too many things wrong with it to list out.

My favorite part is that the extreme aging was an unforeseen side effect of the hormones. And I don't know a lot about meat, but I don't think you would want near-death elderly meat.

The Lily twist didn't surprise me at all. I didn't see the Micah twist coming, but I didn't care at that point. Also, there is an interview she does early in the movie that makes no sense in retrospect.

This movie has some slightly corny acting but it was mad entertaining! It has a few creepy scenes, plenty of funny scenes, and overall the plot of the movie was so outrageous that it was hilarious. Watch it for Jenna Ortega but stay for the Zach Avery "James" drama...

During the movie I kept wondering why the character James looked so familiar. I looked at the IMDB cast info and nobody was being credited for that role. I waited until the end of the movie for the rolling credits and saw James was credited as Joseph Avery. So I searched him up on IMDB and an empty profile came up. I thought to myself this couldn't be right... So I googled his name and immediately saw results for Zachary Joseph Horowitz aka Zach Avery aka Joseph Avery. Y'ALL, this man had a whole ponzi scheme and finessed big investors out of millions of money and was just recently sentenced to 20 years in prison!!! Now I'm listening to podcasts and watching Youtube videos of this actor/businessman/entrepreneur/criminal. This rabbit hole was worth it thanks to American Carnage! 7/10.

It's a movie violently made in Trump's image. What if Trump were way more evil and disgusting? The answer is simple : a very interesting story will be born. Although the ending is rather predictable, I can still enjoy this movie a lot. Give it a go, you won't regret watching this one.