Head of State

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All he wants to do is help the people of his neighborhood. If that means rescuing an old woman from a building that's about to explode so be it.  If it means promising an old man from the neighborhood that if his bus line gets shut down due to construction, he will personally drive him to work, so be it. Mays has no interest in "playing the game"; wearing suits & ties, shaking hands & kissing babies, none of that means anything to him.  </div> <bR> <div> So it comes as a huge surprise to him when the Democratic Party asks him to run for president of the United States, after their original candidate & his running mate die in plane crashes. While on the campaign trail he notices that while his handlers allow him to talk a lot, he never is really given a chance to speak<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Symbol" >¾</FONT>his mind that is.  After awhile he takes the reigns of the campaign & begins to do things that no one ever thought they would see a politician do; curse people out, wear FUBU & Phat Farm sweat suits & gold chains, & (gasp & swoon) <I>TELL THE TRUTH</I>! </div> <bR> <div> As you can imagine, those in the driver's seat of the Democratic political machine are none too pleased, until they see his rise in the polls (and even then they aren't all <I>that</I> happy).  The real fun comes when Mays brings his older brother (played by Bernie Mack) in as his running mate.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: I cannot think of two funnier human beings than Bernie Mack & Chris Rock.  On the surface, you might think this would be the funniest movie ever. But there are two things that keep that from happening; number one, Chris Rock can't act, & number two<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Symbol" >¾</FONT> there's the script.  All the king's horses & all the king's men can't save this B-movie caliber script.  </div> <bR> <div> Now, I'm not saying (because I can't) that this movie isn't funny, at times.  If you put Chris Rock & Bernie Mack in a room together with a camera, a table & two chairs, & film them for 90 minutes, you will produce funny. What I'm saying is that Chris Rock & Bernie Mack in a room with a camera, two chairs & a table, filmed for 90 minutes would have been <I>funnier</I> than what this script produced.  </div> <bR> <div> This movie also marks Rock's directorial debut, & I don't suppose he did a bad job; I mean no one goes to a Chris Rock movie expecting a Spielberg experience.  I gave this movie a low rating because, in my opinion, there are other things in theaters you can spend your money on rather than this movie.  Wait until it gets to a second run theater (if the box office receipts from Chris Rock's last couple of movies are any indication, you won't have to wait long). Wait until it comes out on video, there are wiser ways to spend your time & money in your local multiplex.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug references.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Demetrius Payne</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="houseopayne1@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="houseopayne1@hotmail.com"><U><U>houseopayne1@hotmail.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mini Filmography </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="286"><div> Chris Rock-<A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1763.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id17"><U><B>"</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1763.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id17"><U><B>Jay and Silent Bob Strike</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1763.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id17"><U> </U></A><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1763.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id17"><U><B>Back",</B></U></A> "Pootietang", <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2000/id947.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2000/id94"><U><B>"Down to Earth"</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Bernie Mac- <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/20031Q/id1784.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/20031Q/id"><U><B>"Charlie's Angels, Full Throttle", </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id1975.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id19"><U><B>"Ocean's 11" </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2000/id538.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2000/id53"><U><B>"Original Kings of Comedy"</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="286"><div> Tamala Jones- <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1851.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id18"><U><B>"The Brothers"</B></U></A><B>, </B><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id1770.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id17"><U><B>"Two Can Play That Game"</B></U></A><B>, </B><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2000/id990.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2000/id99"><U><B>"Kingdom Come"</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Lynn Whitfield-"A Time for Dancing", "Stepmom"</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>