Cold Fever- Jessica Simpson

The film Cold Fever was not what I expected, I thought it was a little dry at times and since both the main character and the setting were foreign I thought it was going to be hard to relate too or understand. It was quite the opposite however, although the main character's problem was one that few can relate to the dedication to pleasing his grandfather and paying respect to his deceased parents is something that everyone can understand. It made me question how far I would go to preform a task like he was assigned. After all the obstacles that he must overcome to get to the river, he never gave up or lost hope.
The only Americanization to the film was the two tourists, who were hijackers and seemed somewhat disturbed. The depiction of the Americans in the film made me wonder if that is the impression we give to most foreigners? Often times Americans don't have good reputations in other countries, why is it so many of us give off these bad impressions that leave sick opinions of us out there?