Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

SnoopyStyle Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) is running for Alderman in Washington, D.C. He's the fixer for the local community and becomes a minor hero on local TV. His girlfriend Kim dumps him for not pushing ahead of others and getting the money. When the Presidential candidate dies, the party picks him to take over. Everybody expects him to lose against sitting VP Brian Lewis especially Senator Bill Arnot who wants to run in the next election. In the meanwhile, he can excite the minority base and lose badly.As a satire, it is not sharp enough to be biting. Much of it boils down to Chris Rock not being a good director. Some of the jabs do hit the mark but far too often, he's flailing away. Chris has his charms which is able to drive the campaign bus but it's not quite enough to make this work.

juvanya Head of State is an excellent, well-made movie. There is barely one minute where you aren't laughing. Several parts had no relevance whatsoever:--The scandal woman-- --"Massages"--In my opinion, the funniest parts were:--"Klansman: Hi, I'm a Klansman. I hate n*****s, Jews, and fags, but I love Bryan Lewis! {Cuts To Video Tape Of Osama Bin Laden} Osama Bin Laden: Yo yo wassup. I'm Osama Bin Laden. I hate America but I love Bryan Lewis."-- --"'the f*** you think I voted for?"-- --"Mays: SECURITY!"--

departed07 In Chris Rock's "Head of State" the film shows what an African American would do if he were running for president of the United States, and to be honest with people, I would vote for Chris. The film's premise is about an alderman (Rock) who is fired from his job, lost his girlfriend (Robin Givens)and is being nominated for President of the United States after a fellow candidate died on a plane crash. The film's plot isn't important, because in the end Chris Rock wins; but what I found interesting about the film was the point of view that Chris Rock's character makes from taxes, education, violence, social security, etc. and what is great about the film is when Rock's character makes connections not only to the rich and middle class, but to lower income people and those that society rejects. I hope George W. Bush watches this movie, maybe he would learn a lesson and would actually care about the citizens who voted for him, instead of the rich.

waterloo-5 The man directed it and plays the main character. If someone has two jobs he usually isn't good in either. And this sure is true for Chris Rock... The music was lousy, the jokes were boring, the characters were wooden, the meat was rotten,and even the super who wasn't that superI can't think of one reason to watch this movie, the best use for the dvd is as a beermat.