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List Price: $9.95 | | Label: Arts Alliance Amer
Salesrank: 82011
Released: July 11, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Patriot Act is a feature-length "home video" that captures a rare and intimate look into the early days of the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of stand-up comedian, Jeffrey Ross.
Description of Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Film:
When standup comedian Jeffrey Ross joined Drew Carey's U.S.O. show that toured through Iraq during the first year of the American occupation, he took along a video camera and made a clumsy but strikingly intimate portrait of the armed forces. Performing in venues as different as the Baghdad Civic Center and a camouflaged camp in the middle of the desert, seven comedians (Ross, Carey, Kathy Kinney, Blake Clark, Kyle Dunnigan, Andres Fernandez, and Rocky LaPorte) did what they could to entertain soldiers who suffered sand, heat, and being shot at--but the brief snippets of rough comedy are little more than a sidelight. The most intriguing aspects of Patriot Act (which, despite its title, is largely apolitical) are the simple conversations with G.I.s, bellhops, translators, and others, who endure a difficult situation with a weary smile and a little glimpse of hope. It's the ordinary effort of life that comes through, even when surrounded by bombed buildings and armored vehicles. Ross has no great insights, but he proves an affable and earnest tour guide. --Bret Fetzer
Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Film Reviews:
GREAT 
2009-02-09 - "Patriot Act" was a very good dvd. It is a comedy but I cried a lot through it because my son has been in Iraq/Kuwait twice. I kept looking for him - didn't see him though. Of course he has since come home and been deployed elsewhere. I am just so grateful for the entertainers so unselfishly give of there time and take the risk of going over to where our precious troops are to entertain them. That is just so admirable and appreciated.
enjoyment plus 
2009-01-08 - Funny. I think the troops enjoyed the show. Thanks to all the comics that preform for the service people.
Movie "Patriot Act" Shows the heart of why people entertain the service people all over the world.
I was there!!!
2007-05-06 - I was in Tikrit, Iraq when Jeffrey Ross, Drew Carey, Kathy Kinney and others came to entertain us. It was awesome, and a much needed laugh! Jeff even mooned us when the song, "I like big butts and I can not lie..." was played, I never laughed so hard in my life! Our company was at a diffrent base from where they performed and because it was a night show we had to stay at that base and truck some gear there to stay over for this show, but it was well worth it!!!
loved it
2007-04-29 - I saw Jeffrey Ross perform in Osan, Korea during a USO tour. He briefly mentioned the release of this DVD, so when I saw it on the shelves, I had to get it. This movie makes ME want to entertain the troops.
We Need More Like "Patriot Act"
2007-02-07 - So often stories come to us from Iraq, whether it be from CNN or FOX, with opinions presented as facts. This leaves us uninformed and unconscious to the actual story.
This is not the case with Patriot Act. Jeffrey Ross provides us with a unique look at the troops when their real characters shine. Not on the battlefield, but behind the lens and in the company of appreciative Americans who know who the real heroes are. Ross borrows from Bob Hope the ability to inspire the troops and give them the slightest, yet so important glimpse of the world they left behind. Patriot Act represents a documentary film about Iraq without any previous agenda in the mind of a filmmaker - something rare today. It doesn't take a one-sided approach to Iraq as a social issue, it merely gives a better understanding of the people we have over there.
