Directed by William KleinNot Rated
1969
95 minutes
***
William Klein's 1969 "Americanism" satire Mr. Freedom could've been a lot better than it was. Instead of wittily satirizing the big guns lovin', country music listenin', every other race hatin' "real America" (as Sarah Palin would put it), the film is just too obvious with it's satire. If it had been made today, I honestly think people would lump it in with the drudge that Friedberg and Seltzer put out (though God knows it's nowhere near that bad). Still, worth watching if you're a liberal, as it is still William Klein, and the satire does still hit sometimes (particularly in the "Mr. Freeddom"(sic) song).
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