‘Carol’ keeps critics at arm’s length

David Zucker’s anti-left romp “An American Carol” might be the director’s best film since “Airplane!”

But movie critics won’t be allowed to see for themselves until opening day.

That’s traditionally the kiss of death for most movies. Studios regularly hold back movies they suspect will get a critical skewering. “Bangkok Dangerous” didn’t get screened for critics, and neither did the sophomoric comedy “College.”

It’s possible other forces are at play with “Carol.” Film critics lean almost uniformly left, and they won’t be pleased to see their beloved Michael Moore blasted for 90-plus minutes. The film mocks a Moore-type figure who seeks to extinguish the Fourth of July.

So we’ll all have to wait until Oct. 3 to check out “An American Carol.” I’ll be rooting for the film to leave me in stitches, but I’ll blast it with both barrels if it’s a stiff.

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