Must See Movie...

Good concept, poorly executed.

best movie i've ever seen.

Absolutely Fantastic

I really don't think it's a spoiler to tell you this is a fake documentary; it's painfully obvious in the very first lines of the horribly acted script.This movie reminds me of people like Kim Wayans, people who can't sing but thinks they can so they do parodies of actual artists. These people are unable to create original content themselves so attempt to do satirical humor but they just aren't funny. That perfectly describes the creators of this abysmal mess.Skip this and go watch a good mockumentary like 'Best of Show' or the hilarious classic 'Waiting for Guffman.'

Of the 12 films I saw at The Provincetown Film Festival (known for always having a strong slate of gay and lesbian films) American Cannibal (neither gay nor lesbian) was without question the most cutting edge, the most provocative and the best money I spent at the festival.The film focuses on two writers who get caught up in pitching a reality TV show to the pornographer who is behind the Paris Hilton Sex tape... The writers are so lovable and so human and, like many of us, have to take a job for the money. The consequences are sad and shocking. It's been five days since I saw it in our tiny little p-town theater and I cannot stop thinking about it. Like great works of art this film has stayed with me, this film inspired me, this film is one that I've been telling everyone about. Fabulous entertainment. It plays as a historical document of what is going on in popular entertainment. American Cannibal... We are eating ourselves to be entertained.

I saw the film at Tribeca on recommendation of a friend. Good recommendation! I love the documentary space, and like many I'm sure often find truth stranger than fiction.The film documents the journey of two writers in their effort to find work and to bring their ideas to the big (or little) screen. The documentary changes directions multiple times - it seems impossible to imagine that the filmmakers could have ever guessed the path these writers might take, or how it would unfold. A dynamic pitching duo, the two find opportunity in the interest of one Kevin Blatt, a porn promoter. Blatt becomes interested in one of their ideas, a rather off-color, semi-sexual reality TV show. In a quick twist of fate, his interest moves focus to another idea - one the writers had pitched maybe more as a joke. It is so radical in form and function (or even unimaginable), the writers are a bit taken back themselves, not sure they even WANT to pursue such an endeavor.But it is work - and it is provocative work. And so the production ramps up, gets funded, and begins to form. A cast of colorful characters are involved: Kevin Blatt, with his impossible-to-deny underworld charisma, Gil and Dave, the writers, with their own emotional charged, thoughtful, excited, exhausted personalities. The segment producer of the pilot, Myles, a memorable and somewhat robust, verbose, and off-the-wall existence (maybe typical for segment producers), George Gray, well-known for his work on the weakest link, being his standard high energy reality TV show host self; Neil DeGroot, acting as director of the pilot, traveling along his own emotional roller-coaster alongside the production; and finally, the cast of characters - those who audition for the show and those who are chosen - who run the gamut for Survivor-esquire reality TV contestants, and are wild and wacky and motivated and willing to do ANYTHING to get on TV.What transpires within this melting pot of characters, set within the context of a reality TV pilot that is so unbelievable it will make you do a triple-take, is, at minimum, entertaining, interesting. But I guess what makes this doc rank highly for me is that it is IMPORTANT. Seeing producer after producer comment on the nature of reality TV, and then watching this pilot go from idea on a napkin to production on a faraway island - poses vivid questions concerning how far popular culture has come, and to what point reality TV (being a symptom of popular culture?) has arrived - and to what point it may go still in the future.I highly recommend the film. It is well-executed, and certainly full of comedy, and so is entertaining on its own. But you may find yourself leaving the theater thinking long and hard too. Making you laugh and think at the same time is kinda hard, and this doc definitely does both.

Entertaining and important! American Cannibal is a very entertaining movie. You laugh almost the entire time. When you don't laugh – you think and that makes American Cannibal important. The questions of ethics and limits, dubious aesthetics and moral extrusion are raised in a way that allows the audience to reflect on the greatest societal dilemmas while having fun.American Cannibal voices what everyone is thinking and only few are talking about. Yet, for those who prefer not to talk or even hear the message, it offers an amusing display of entertaining characters and a captivating story line.So ENJOY!