Filmmaker Chris Hansen’s first feature film, the comedy The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah is finally available to watch in full online. That’s it embedded above. It’s the tender tale of a crusty Messiah looking to earn a little respect. No, he’s not “the” Messiah. He’s just a good, dependable regional Messiah — and that doesn’t make him any less special.
I originally reviewed the film way back in 2006, back when Bad Lit was just finding its underground sea legs. I thought it was a funny film then and it’s really kind of stuck with me ever since. A lot of that is due to the great premise of the film devised by Hansen and the many terrific set-ups and jokes that he develops out of his concept. While Hansen is clearly satirizing televangelist charlatans and their ilk, the film is more...
I originally reviewed the film way back in 2006, back when Bad Lit was just finding its underground sea legs. I thought it was a funny film then and it’s really kind of stuck with me ever since. A lot of that is due to the great premise of the film devised by Hansen and the many terrific set-ups and jokes that he develops out of his concept. While Hansen is clearly satirizing televangelist charlatans and their ilk, the film is more...
- 5/23/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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