gavin6942 The U.S. President (Alan Alda), low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.Nathan Rabin in a 2009 review concluded, "After generating solid laughs during its first hour, Canadian Bacon falls apart in its third act," lamenting the film "was perceived as too lowbrow for the highbrows, and too highbrow for the lowbrows." While the film, in my opinion, never "falls apart", it does feel a bit uneven, with some parts being pretty funny and others not so much. The best parts come across more like skits (notably the Dan Aykroyd scene). Michael Moore should be commended for this film, as it is far outside of what he typically does, but he could hardly be called a comedic genius on this entry alone.

Rodrigo Amaro "Canadian Bacon", quite a shocker but not that bad. It's just weird seeing Michael Moore directing a feature film, a politically charged comedy with a stellar cast but distant from what we know he's capable of doing. He's a very opinionated guy, full of energy and with a great sense of humor, so it's frighteningly strange to see this small comedy, almost humorless despite the high caliber comedians starring in it. The premise is similarly absurd as the one from "The Mouse that Roared", but the humor and the criticism isn't repeated in here, it's lost somewhere. With the intention of boosting his popularity sky high after being considered a wimp leader who never declared any war, the U.S. president (Alan Alda) decides to declare war against Canada, believing they have secret weapons. Pressured by a failed businessman (G.D. Spradlin) whose weapons of mass destruction aren't selling anymore and he's needy of a conflict so he can sell it, the president's loyal adviser (Kevin Pollak) instigates him to attack the neighbor nation, encouraging him after a small misunderstand involving a hillbilly American sheriff (John Candy) who offended the Canadians by saying that they beer suck. Confusion formed, war declared and loads of jokes on the expense of both cultures. Canadians are presented as jolly, clean, acceptive of insults (except the one about the beer, which was considered atrocious), while Americans are presented as desperate for combat, with limited intelligence and as Canada haters. Where's the sagacity, the acid satire or the intelligence of this? Where's the masterful Moore in this, the one we get used to see while presenting facts to some, distorting them to others yet giving us a full shocking image of what's wrong with the world? Everything is reduced in being a simple-minded comedy, going for some cheap laughs, only getting some inspired moments when it makes cultural and film references, and some of the performances achieve the desired goal of causing us to laugh a little, and reflect about the part they're playing. Alda was the perfect toyed president, surrounded of intelligent and dangerous people who make things easier for him always telling what he must do. His part is what makes this movie more relevant now than when it was made in 1995. Moore was clearly foreseeing one of his favorite future targets, Bush Jr. The similarity of intent and actions are uncanny.This could be a gold material just like "Wag the Dog" or truthfully hilarious like "Bulworth". Instead it's just another forgettable movie. Among the good parts are the priceless cameo by Dan Aykroyd as an Canadian police officer who teaches sheriff Candy how things work in the country; the president quoting Bob Dylan minutes before almost getting blown up; Bill Nunn exposing why blacks are always put in second place, specially movie characters; the broadcast news anchor (Stanley Anderson) informing about the eminent war; Jim Belushi's cameo as a drunk reporter and Steven Wright's cameo. Kind of awkward when you realize the cameos were more effective than the main cast who besides Candy (sadly his last role and one of the most unfunny he ever made), Alda, Pollak, also have Rip Torn, Rhea Perlman, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wallace Shawn (cameo) and even a brief appearance by Moore himself. It has a fine amount of laughs, tiny ones. It was OK. 6/10

Lee Eisenberg With "Sicko" in the theaters, it brings us back to another one of Michael Moore's movies: "Canadian Bacon". This one portrays the US president (Alan Alda) trying to raise his approval ratings by starting a war with Canada; after all, every president needs to be famous for at least one military adventure. As one might expect, the movie trashes both the US (we look like a bunch of jingoistic whack-job ignoramuses) and Canada (for some reason, nothing upsets them); although you have to admit, our northern neighbor really looks better.John Candy - himself a Canadian - plays a police chief leading an invasion into Canada, first to throw garbage into a Toronto park, then to rescue a fellow officer (Rhea Perlman) accidentally left there. But it's just great how they show the government using the whole thing to make the people hate another country. A TV commercial says: "Canadians! They walk among us! Alex Trebek! Michael J. Fox!" These sorts of movies will always remain relevant as long as warmongers exist. And anyway, Michael Moore has plenty of reasons to like Canada (national health care, they don't invade other countries, and more). Probably most of all, "Canadian Bacon" goes to show what we lost when John Candy died (too bad that his last movie was the god-awful "Wagons East"). Also starring Kevin Pollak, Wallace Shawn, and brief appearances by Moore himself as a right-wing yahoo, and by Dan Aykroyd (another Canadian) as a cop.

tain-5 To be honest, this movie isn't that good as a comedy. It doesn't have too many "haha" funny jokes and the acting isn't great either. 3/10 It has however one thing going for it that makes it worth watching (1st half is enough, I don't expect anyone to sit through the 2nd). The parallels to the first years of the G.W.Bush rule are remarkable. Oh, just substitute "Canada" with "Iraq" and "America" with "America" and this parody fits well and might not even be a parody at all (wink, wink). If you think it's too over the top, think again. And all of that 6 years before the actual events.This movie deserves some credit for accurate Divination.