Paul Weitz, the director of American Pie and About a Boy, brings us this comedy, in which a U.S. president tries to restore his popularity by appearing as a judge on an “American Idol”-style talent show. Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore and Hugh Grant star. (107 min, PG-13)
Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/americandreamz/
This article appears in Oct 25-31, 2006.


