If you're writer-director Paul Weitz, you paint in very, very broad strokes -- and up the ante by throwing in another easy target, President Bush. [...] by all means, you make "American" part of the film's title, reminding viewers both of the current film's subject and of the vastly better comedy you aimed at lowbrow moviegoers seven years ago. The title has the bonus effect of suggesting your movie has something politically meaningful on its mind.

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