Matthew McConaughey is not here to mess around this July 4, and he took to Instagram with a call to action for fellow Americans. The video is partly self-help, partly PSA with a face mask and McConaughey’s best performance to date. “Happy 244th birthday, America. Hoo-wee! McConaughey begins, already vaguely sweaty and wearing a red, white, and blue headband. “We are going through some growing pains in this case, aren’t we? Yes sir, yes ma’am. It’s hotter in more ways than one. “The monologue then takes a turn:” But growing pains are a good thing because how the hell are we going to grow … up? The actor points out that “we have to look each other in the eye” and, among other things, “wear the damn mask.” It ends with a free association: “It is in me. It’s on you. It’s game time. Ding Ding. We’re in the ring, United States. “The choices McConaughey makes in this video are inspired, far beyond the usual celebrity pandemic, and better seen than believed.
