The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Blistering performances.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I'm really not much of a fan of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. I think "South Park" has the potential to be funny, but it largely consists of the same jokes repeated ad nauseum. I went to see "The Book of Mormon" and walked out during the intermission. Other than this film, the only project of theirs that I haven't disliked is "Cannibal: The Musical". I think this one succeeds for me where others have failed because it's operating on two levels. It's a typical Parker/Stone political satire and also a knowing satire of big, dumb action films. While the former only works intermittently for me (when it does work, it works extremely well), the latter is consistently funny and carries me through this one. I would add ... while I'm not a big fan of their particular brand of political satire, I like their ability to annoy just about everyone.

These guys took out a leader of North Korea on film, way before "The Interview" from Rogen and Franco. Everyone in this film is ridiculed on all sides(SNL in 2017 should take notes), and I mean EVERYONE.It was very timely for the post 9/11 era, and it does a great job of showcasing the absurdities of everything from country singers cashing in with sappy songs on tragedies, really uninformed patriotism or apathy for what is going on in the world, idiotic self-righteous leftists and Hollywood clowns like Alec Baldwin/Tim Robbins/Matt Damon, etc. with some sex and vomiting and puppet fight scenes that you can't help but crack a smile at.The Film Actors Guild idea was truly brilliant. The songs are hysterical, and now a pop culture throwback reference to most Americans. TEAM America!!! F*** YEAH!! HERE TO SAVE THE MOTHERF***** DAY YEAH!!!!Kim Jong was never more lovable!!! "DO SOMETHING AWEC BODWIN!!!"

After a successful operation to prevent a terrorist outrage in Paris, where they destroy the Eifel Tower and the Louvre, defenders of the free world Team America lose one of their members… moments after he proposed to the women he loves. This leaves the team a man short so their leader, Spotswood, approaches stage actor Gary Johnston to join the team for their next mission which will require both his acting and linguistic skills to infiltrate a terrorist group in Egypt. The mission is a success but the celebrations are short lived as the terrorists commit an atrocity in Panama in revenge… public opinion, especially that of liberal Hollywood actors, turns against Team America and Gary can't go on thinking his hero Alec Baldwin holds him in contempt. While he hits rock bottom the rest of the team go off to tackle the terrorists but are captured by North Korea's Kim Jong-il who is secretly behind the terrorists and is planning to destroy western civilisation. If freedom and democracy are to survive Gary will have to prove he has what it takes.Since this is from the creators of 'South Park' few viewers will be shocked by the fact that it is quite crude at times… nor will they be surprised at how funny it is despite the fact that everything is played straight… in fact much of the time that is what makes it so funny. The film delightfully sends up Hollywood action movies where Americans defeat bad guys around the world and the liberal sensitivities of many in Hollywood. The use of puppets was a stroke of genius as it just served to make everything even funnier. The puppets are very much of the 'Gerry Anderson' style so people who grew up watching shows like 'Captain Scarlet' and 'Thunderbirds' should love the way they look and move. I enjoyed the way Kim Jong-il was portrayed like the villain in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' feeding Hans Blix to his sharks! Overall I'd recommend this to anybody wanting plenty of politically incorrect laughs.

When this movie came out, I absolutely hated it! I thought it was just a cheap money grab and it was terrible, well, that's when I had a wife and a kid. But I decided to watch it myself and see how it is (because I was ready to throw it away) and guess what. I absolutely loved it! Just that first song made me sing along and all the jokes in it were hilarious! The story it pretty simple and a G I joe clone but just better.Most people take this movie for granted saying its over rated and used and all that crap (mostly because they were just church scientists ;) ) but don't listen to them.That being said, this is Not a family film and I have no plans for my son watching this until he's 18, but watch it with your mates and your cousins and you'll be fineReally great movie, 10/10. A masterpieceSee you next time, Alex