Alan Alda Movie:

Editorial Review:
Fresh from the success of Roger and Me, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore made the mistake of trying his hand at fiction film. Hoping to satirize America's leap into the Gulf War (and its abandonment of its industrial base), he wrote and directed this disappointing comedy, which fell flat despite a cast that included Alan Alda, Rip Torn, Rhea Perlman, John Candy, and Kevin Pollak. The premise is that the president (Alda) is so far down in the polls that he has to create a war to bolster his popularity; he picks a fight with Canada, demonizing the bland denizens of the Great White North to the point that a group of Niagara Falls law-enforcement types (led by Candy in one of his final film roles) decides to invade on their own initiative. There are a couple of funny moments (mostly having to do with the propaganda campaign against Canada), but otherwise, a frozen stiff. --Marshall Fine

Canadian Bacon [Region 2] Reviews:
canadian bacon
2009-10-09 - The video was excellent.The actors were stars,and the plot was funny as expected.The views of the niagra falls,and surrounding countryside was wonderful.

Candy at his finest
2009-01-11 - who better to make fun of Canada but a couple of Kunuks!
The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. Boomer takes this all a bit too seriously, though. Written by Jon Reeves [...]

Great Movie
2008-12-04 - I saw this when i was a kid and i remember that it was really good. The rose colored glasses of my youth did not tint this movie at all, it is still in my top 20 favorite movies of all time.

Canadian fun
2006-11-28 - Ok, here's the full disclosure. I grew up in Michigan, so Canada was a 45 minute drive away. If you spent a lot of time in Canada and the USA then you will get a lot of laughs from this clever comedy. However, if you have not spent too much time in Canada, you may not appreciate/get the jokes as much.

Wow!
2006-10-14 - This is clearly a true cultural classic! It is also the only Michael Moore film that I could say that I really liked.

I saw it in elementary school and simply had to watch it again recently!

The best acting roles in the film would have to be: the cop, the mountie, and the American president. There are just so many funny parts, but the confrontation with the mountie, the incident with the cop (Dan Akroiyd), and the hockey fight have to be among the best! Some of the jokes may not be immediately funny to one who is not familiar with the basics of Canadian culture, however.

This is definately worth watching and its quite a clean and appropriate film. Its message definately pokes fun at "American foreign policy" and the "let's find an enemy" attitude.