Compared with "Escape from Tehran", which is a politically dominant biographical drama, "American Hoax" is noisy, exaggerated, babbled, and pointless. It is a neurotic satirical comedy. The director Russell is a director who is good at shooting anti-genre movies. He has a strong personality and his own ideas. The characters in the film are somewhat neurotic and full of crazy group performances. The same is true of "American Hoax".
"American Scam" is adapted from real events. The background of the story is in the 1980s. The FBI cooperated with fraud gangs, pretending to be wealthy Arab businessmen, bribing government officials, and recording the entire process. The videotape became evidence for accusing officials. After the incident was exposed, The United States was in an uproar, and many congressmen stepped down.
Such a thrilling political scandal can be completely exciting, but as soon as the actor Irvine (Christian Bell) comes on stage, the audience knows that this is not another "Escape from Tehran" or "Assassination of Kennedy", but one Political spoof comedy. The director did not take the whole story of the scam as the main point, but emphasized the emotional relationship between several characters. In traditional crime films, the protagonist who uses deception to walk the rivers and lakes is extremely clever and quick-witted. The brains of a group of policemen are no match for him, and his assistants must have fast eyes and quick hands. In this film, Christian Both Bell and Amy Adams became complete fools.
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