Rotten
If ribbing the U.S. armed forces was considered unpatriotic after 9/11, then Delta Farce proves that discussion of the Iraq War has now officially jumped the shark.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Delta Farce
A funny thing happened on the way to Iraq.
2007 · 1h 30m · PG-13 Action, Adventure, Comedy
Overview
Three bumbling Army reservists are hustled onto a plane headed for combat in Iraq -- but the fact that the plane drops them in Mexico doesn't stop them from "liberating" what they believe to be the Middle East.
Director and cast
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5%
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Rotten
Here's a sobering thought: If every war gets the comedy it deserves, could Delta Farce, a strenuously unfunny Three Amigos knockoff, be our M*A*S*H?
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Like Paths Of Glory, Apocalypse Now, and Platoon, Delta Farce is a difficult, harrowing work offering little relief or humor. Unlike those movies, though, Delta Farce is supposed to be funny.
Steven Hyden, AV Club
Rotten
A mindless comedy where the blatant racial stereotypes are outnumbered only by the flatulence jokes.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Among the many minorities mocked are Muslims, but perhaps the people most insulted are white Southerners, who presumably are expected to embrace one whopping brain-dead metaphor.
Andy Webster, New York Times
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