Wishful thinking

The first thing to be said is that, if you object to swearing, copious fecal matter and vigorously inventive explicit sex between consenting and non-consenting puppets, then Team America: World Police is not for you. The climactic address to the UN, a paean to ‘pussies’, ‘dicks’ and ‘assholes’ and the interaction between the three as a model for geopolitical relations, is a tour de force and makes more sense than any of the hogwash peddled within that benighted organisation. But, if you don’t dig the naughty words, it’s best to skip it and have a glum time at Closer.

The second thing to be said is that, if I were a leftie, I’d be a wee bit worried by the long-term implications of this film. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the creators of South Park, TV’s animated filth fest, and I would imagine that on most issues they’d be conventional showbiz Democrats.