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10/18/08
Head of State (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 115
Fresh: 35
Rotten:80
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Consensus: Head of State squanders its potentially ripe premise with watered-down satire and formulaic gags.
Theatrical Release:Mar 28, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $37,788,228
Synopsis: Celebrated comedian-writer-actor-talk show host Chris Rock can now add film director to his resume. Cowritten by Rock and Ali LeRoi, HEAD OF STATE follows an unassuming Washington D.C. alderman,... [More]
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09/30/05
'...Along comes Chris Rock with “Head of State”, a mild comedy...'
03/31/05
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03/05/05
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10/07/04
Not merely satisfied with stereotyping whites, Rock insists on taking shots at blacks, fat people, poor people and even spina bifida patients.
09/20/04
Chris Rock suffers from painful verbal constipation in this PG-13 clunker. Hollywood, make it NC-17 when Chris and Bernie run for re-election.
07/18/04
Although a reheated formula, Head of State dishes out a few original laughs due to in part to the writing of Chris Rock.
01/26/04
It may be an overly simplistic fantasy, but it's a funny one, and you won't find anything at the cineplex more relevant.
01/05/04
Rock serves as star, director, co-writer, and co-producer, so he can’t point fingers at anyone else when the film loses its way.
01/04/04
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10/17/03
Top CriticWith the whole country watching him, Chris Rock has absolutely nothing of substance to say.
09/07/03
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08/08/03
Top CriticYes, and...?
07/08/03
Like so many of his other films, it's still not the movie that Chris Rock’s fans know he’s capable of making.
06/26/03
Another mediocre comedy from Chris Rock.
06/24/03
. . .no one has talked about prosecuting Chris Rock for his torture of a captive movie audience with his new film Head of State.
06/04/03
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