Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Edison Witt The first must-see film of the year.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

BigApplePi Sometimes a film can actually affect the future. Since this movie came out in 2003 and Obama wasn't elected until 2008, what influence did it have? I haven't read all the IMDb reviews, so I wonder if any of them mention President Obama? I wonder if this movie affected that Obama actually got elected?

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.

Claudio Carvalho One candidate for the presidency dies in an accident a couple of weeks before the election. Meanwhile the alderman Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) becomes a hero when he rescues a woman and her cat from an old house that would blow up. However his fiancée Kim (Robin Givens) does not pay his bills and dumps him, and Gilliam loses everything including his fancy car. When Senator Bill Arnot (James Rebhorn) sees the news on television, he plots a scheme with the party advisors Martin Geller (Dylan Baker) and Debra Lassiter (Lynn Whitfield) to invite Mays to be the party nominee and lose the election for the other candidate, Vice- President Brian Lewis (Nick Searcy). Four years later, he would be the candidate and would have the chance of winning the election. Mays has a terrible beginning of campaign but when his older brother Mitch Gilliam (Bernie Mac) meets him in Chicago, he advises Mays to be himself. Will he have the chance to be the first African American President of the USA?"Head of State" is a silly film that every now and then makes laugh. The uneven plot has memorable scenes, like the party with the guests dancing or when Mays tells that God should protect the whole world; but there are stupid scene, most of them with Mitch Gilliam in interviews. But in general, this film is satisfactory and entertains. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Um Pobretão na Casa Branca" ("A Pauper in the White House")

beregic well 1 candidates running line is "god bless America and no place else"; Chris rock's character running "lane" is " god bless America and everyone else". need to say no more about the aspects deployed here especially with the coming of the REAL American election...for that reason alone this should be seen. is a far cry from "bullworth"(but then gain this is primary a comedy targeting general audience, a bit "washed down") and the direction has a certain convulsive plot, BUT it delivers by INVOLVING the viewer. if you are not pleased with how the things are going at the "top", then this movie is Definitely for you.it has a great comical aspect that will entertain you in a constructive way with jokes that everyone , regardless of color or race, can relate to.the beginning is a bit wacky, maybe the first 20 minutes due to the settings( presidential planes colliding?huh!?). but once Chris is "up and running" the movie moves at a fast place with sarcastic takes on quiet a few issues. the mockery of the election system is "gross",as it should be. enjoy