Over the weekend I watched Bobcat Goldthwait’s God Bless America, a black comedy and satire of modern America. After a series of negative events, including discovering he’s dying, Frank, played by Joel Murray, decides to take his own life. However, he sees a spoiled brat who’s upset that she received the wrong car as a gift on a TV show about sweet sixteens and decides to take her life instead. He eventually teams with a young girl named Roxy, played by Tara Lynne Barr, and they proceed to battle meanness and rudeness in the United States by killing people that Frank believes deserves to die.
Despite some unbelievable parts, especially at the end of the moving, it’s a very funny reflection on our society. And as a perk, after you watch it, you can point out people in everyday life and say “God Bless America” as a way of noting to your companion that Frank wouldn’t stand for that person.
God Bless America premiered at a film festival last year and is currently available to be streamed. It’s currently available from Google Play for $9.99 and will be in theaters May 11.