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Plot: Chris Rock writes, directs, and stars in the sassy political comedy Head of State, about Mays Gilliam, a black man who's chosen by the leaders of an unspecificed party to run for president afte...( read more read more... )r their previous candidates die in a plan crash. Though he initially follows his handler's instructions, Gilliam soon starts handling speeches in his own brazen, outspoken way, which starts to turn the tide--which upsets the party leaders who chose him, since they expected him to lose. While Head of State doesn't quite have the razor wit that Rock wields in his stand-up routine, it has a sharper edge than just about any other political satire in recent memory. Rock bursts with charisma, and his supporting cast (including Lynn Whitfield, Dylan Baker, Robin Givens, and especially Bernie Mac as Gilliam's brother and running mate) provide solid comic support. --Bret Fetzer

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 18, 2008
    A fun but silly look at the world of politics today. Strangely has some things to say about the current election.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 15, 2008
    Chris Rock is great but having watched this after some of his new stuff, I can only say he's just got better
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 24, 2008
    Just above average funny effort from Chris Rock. He is chosen to run for president but to lose, who knows after improvising his own speech he gain popularity and eventually through some hiccups here and there, he still won.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 22, 2008
    Another black comedy.
    Chris Rock stands for black comedy by itself, but it looks that this movie was not his kinda cup of tea. This movie has strangled his humour so that even Mythbusters could reproduce a better movie about the thought with a afro-american as a president.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 15, 2008
    not a great movie by chris rock...a bit too much like himself and not really my cup of tea, his humour
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 23, 2008
    Very funny! I thought it was a silly movie, frankly speaking.
    Put Barrack Obama there, and it would make sense!!!!
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 20, 2008
    Like all Chris Rock movie's, there are funny things that happen that are nearly brilliant. He just hasn't constructed those funny things into an effective film.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 15, 2008
    Well sometimes it's more fun to see the lighter side of politics... and Chris Rock just plainly made it hysterical.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 27, 2008
    a fun 'if only' movie. Chris Rock is good as always, Bernie Mac is the man, and the rest is pretty good.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 18, 2008
    Sometimes it's more fun to see the lighter side of politics... and Chris Rock just plainly made it hysterical. One of my favorite comedy about politics
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 7, 2008
    SECURITY! sKURRRRR!
    LOL-
    i KNOW i told you that we won't stop I thought I told you that we won't stop-
    A good satire
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 30, 2007
    good at the time (for Rock and Mac) but probably painful on watching again. Black man as president anyone Barack?
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 30, 2007
    It's funny just due to the fact it's Chris Rock.. and I do enjoy his humour. Not the funniest movie in the world though, as can be pretty much seen from the front cover =P
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 15, 2007
    Much like the movie "Life" (Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence/Bernie Mac) -- you would think that an all-star comedic lineup would be enough to make a good movie. But it only goes to prove that you need a good script to make that happen. Much like "Life", I was extremely disappointed, and maybe because of my expectations of the cast. This one was a lot worse than "Life" though.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 25, 2007
    It was pretty good, for me. Bernie Mac and Chris Rock made a great team up. They had a couple of good jokes and gags leading up to an average Movie.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 19, 2007
    Bernie Mac and Chris Rock make an excellent team in this hilarious comedy. I was not dissapointed when I saw the movie only because these two starred in it - they delivered! After seeing it a second time, I am still impressed, but I began to realize how rushed some of the elements were (notably the love interest). A highlight was Bernie Mac though, he is priceless!
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 23, 2007
    The Only Good Thing About This Movie Was That I Didn't Have To Waste Money Buying Or Renting It. My Neighbor Gave It To Me. And I Still Have It. Even Though It Sucks To The Extreme I Can't Seem To Just Throw It Away!!!
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 14, 2007
    The only thing white is the house... that was the tagline of this movie... a black American President loll Chris Rock, ROCKS!!! This movie was Tightl!
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 10, 2007
    This movie was just ok for me. Chris Rock was not that funny, and any movie I watch with him in it, he should be funny. The movie seemed rushed and didn't flow very well.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 5, 2007
    funnii!! ahahaa chris rock and bernie mac were obviously awesum in iit. i definitly enjoyed this one =p
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 17, 2007
    Premier film realiser par Chris Rock. Le film est bien representatif de son image ; un film drole, chaleureux, avec un message bien clair sur la nationnaliter noir, en amerique. Ce film fut un coup de coeur en 2003, mais il est vite oublier. Coup de coeur pour ; un bonne premiere realisation de M. Rock avec un bon tampo pour la notion comique, avec un equipe efficace de comedien autour de Chris Rock. C'est surtout le message du film qui passe bien, dans une periode de vie ou le rasisme a tout les niveau est en forte popularite. Bref, un bon coup de marketing.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 13, 2007
    The movie aims to make you laugh, and it did just that very well. Possibly the best comedy I've ever seen.

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  • pavacri23
    well i don't know a ot about politics and chris rock is not funny for me so what can i say
    posted 195 days ago
  • daniawania
    THIS MOVIE IS CHRIS ROCK'S FUNNIEST MOVIE! I LAUGHED THE ENTIRE TIME! HERE IS MY FAVORITE PART-
    Government People: We want you to run for president.
    Chris Rock: Of What?
    Government People: The United States.
    Chris Rock: Of What?
    Government People: Of America!
    Chris Rock: Which America?
    Government People: North America!
    posted 510 days ago

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  • Rated: (PG-13)
  • Directed by: Chris Rock
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: March 28, 2003
  • DVD Released: August 12, 2003

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