
Variety
All told, the clever visual bits and hilarious songs don't entirely compensate for the many flat or beyond-over- the-top spells.
Full reviewSouth Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone bring you comedy puppetry on a global scale, in the style of Gerry Anderson's string-operated Thunderbirds. A satire on blockbuster actioners, it follows Team America as they face off with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il and, worse still, Hollywood do-gooders Samuel L Jackson, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, and Matt Damon - the puppets, not the people.
Actors parodied in the film were for the most ok with it, except Sean Penn. Penn (portrayed as an anti-American) sent Parker and Stone an angry letter with a sign-off of "F**k you".
Team America sparked a few controversies in America for its divisive subject matter (America's role in the war on terror), its profanity, and its perceived right-wing politics.
LessAll told, the clever visual bits and hilarious songs don't entirely compensate for the many flat or beyond-over- the-top spells.
Full reviewLike a cocky teenager who's had a couple of drinks before the party, [Parker and Stone] don't have a plan for who they want to offend, only an intention to be as offensive as possible.
Full reviewEntertaining as it is at the start, Team America ends up falling back on the kind of foul language that feels more forced than exuberant.
Full reviewThe film is only intermittently funny and truly does raise a question of how often can one resort to the same foul words for laughs without becoming tiresome.
Full reviewTeam America: World Police is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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