Languid and talky but still enjoyable, this look into the day Michelle and Barack Obama went out for the first time in 1989 is a great date movie. Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers, as the couple, are both new to me, though they each have a few credits, and director/writer Richard Tanne makes his feature debut here.
I wanted to see this ten days ago after hearing Karen Grigsby Bates say, among other things, "You don't often see black love in dramatic film..." to Bob Mondello on NPR's Code Switch podcast of August 28.
Rule #13 of my 19 rules for movies and television is broken, as it's clear to me that Sawyers is really inhaling that smoke--we know the President was a smoker, and in this movie he's at it constantly.
Clips from Stephen James Taylor's score can be heard by clicking the play buttons on the right side of this page and you can read a list of the other tracks here.
This is one that Rotten Tomatoes' critics love, averaging 92% (audiences come in at 80). It's good, but you can wait for the small screen.
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