An American Carol

With the financial markets giving us fits, what better way to forget about one's troubles for a few hours than to head over to the cinema and buy pricey popcorn. This trip is now especially worth while and, for some of us, timely, as the movie, AN AMERICAN CAROL is now playing at a theatre near you. What sets this film apart from the usual Hollywood-produced drivel is that it champions a politically conservative point of view. No, this is not a typo. Have no fear, however, the mindless story line and slapstick antics are clearly aimed at the low end of the dumbed-down movie-going public. All the same, it's great fun, especially for conservatives.

Directed by David Zucker, of Airplane and Naked Gun fame, stars Chris Farley as movie producer (albeit documentaries) Michael Malone who undergoes a Dickensian experience that attempts, and to some extent succeeds, in convincing him to change his ways from left wing wacko. The cast also includes, among many others, Leslie Nielsen, playing himself, Kelsey Grammer as a fairly convincing General George Patton and a poignant moment where Jon Voight, as George Washington, delivers a sobering lesson to the clueless Malone, a very thinly-veiled stand-in for lefty, Michael Moore. There are also a bunch of cute kids who get all the best lines, even if they are curses.

So pry yourself away from watching CNBC's endless scrolling of those numbers preceded by an upside down red triangle and go see An American Carol.