Head of State

May 11, 2011 at 11:32 am Leave a comment

MOVIE: Head of State

NUTSHELL: Hilarious tale in which an obscure councilman from Washington D.C. is asked to run for President by the Democratic Party and decides to do it his way.

GOOD THINGS: Chris Rock writing, starring, and directing, Conan O’Brien, Nate Dogg as Greek Chorus, Dylan Baker, Tracy Morgan

BAD THINGS: The Robin Givens storyline – bah!

FEATURES: Player’s Ball, Teamsters, Super Whores, Ray Clark as the decoy, Mario Joyner, Gamma Singer, Stephanie March, Nick Searcy, Lynn Whitfield, Tamala Jones, James Rebhorn, Keith David

UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS: Lynn Whitfield’s hair – I mean, wtf?

NOTABLE: Everyone says I’m biased because Bernie Mac’s in this but really really really – it’s hilarious!

BEST PART: The campaign commercials

BEST LINE: It was off the hizzle for shizzle.

CROWNS: 4 out of 5