''American Carnage'' is a 2022 American

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film written by Diego Hallivis and Julio Hallivis, directed by Diego Hallivis and starring

Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Jorge David Lendeborg Jr. (born January 21, 1996) is a Dominican actor. Early life Lendeborg was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and moved to Miami, Florida at around age four. Career He made his theatrical acting debut in the ...

, Jenna Ortega and Eric Dane. The film has a political message in favor of immigrant rights and takes its name from a line from Donald Trump's inaugural speech.

Cast

as JP * Allen Maldonado as Big Mac * Jenna Ortega as Camila * Eric Dane as Eddie * Brett Cullen as Harper Finn * Jorge Diaz as Chris *Bella Ortiz as Micah

Release

The film was released in theaters and on demand on July 15, 2022.

Reception

The film has a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 24 reviews. Matt Donato of '' IGN'' rated the film a 6 and wrote, "With shades of '' Get Out'', Culture Shock, and '' The Forever Purge'', ''American Carnage'' is yet another frightening-enough, albeit bogged-down, tale about how the American Dream is no longer for everyone." Leigh Monson of '' The A.V. Club'' graded the film a B and wrote, "Suffice it to say that the film doesn’t reach the stylistic or narrative highs of its obvious predecessor, but if it’s not quite ''Get Out'', the Hallivis Brothers translate issues facing Hispanic Americans to a horror scenario well worth getting into." Alex Saveliev of ''

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'' rated the film a 5 out of 10 and wrote, "''American Carnage'' has its eye on the right target; it just misses the bull’s eye." Noel Murray of the '' Los Angeles Times'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "a lively, impassioned and only slightly exaggerated take on how some people use anti-immigrant sentiment to distract from their own monstrous crimes."

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