Team America (2004)

Just watched this satirical comedy by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creative duo responsible for South Park (a show that, with characteristic belatedness, I've been getting into recently). Unfortunately, what works in badly-drawn cartoons doesn't seem to carry over to Terrahawks-style puppetry. They go after the fairly easy and obvious target of right-wing US foreign policy post-911, but with all the flair and subtlety of a sledgehammer between the eyes. Decent gags are thin on the ground and, even at only 90 minutes, the film seems overly long --- and quickly descends into a predictable snore-fest. 

Bottom Line: don't waste your time with this one: there may be an "I" in "Team America", but there ain't many laughs. Or, to quote South Park's Officer Barbrady, "move along people, there's nothing to see here!"