AT THE MOVIES WITH KASEY BUTCHER
As I write this review, I think back to watching the Oscars last Sunday where Chicago won the award for Best Picture, and with great cause. If you have not yet seen this film, put down your paper (after reading the rest of my column of course) and go see it now. It is the cats meow and all that jazz. Chicago tells a very stretched true story following the trials of two murderesses that want to be stars. Who knew that Catherine Zeta-Jones could wail like that? She definitely earned her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Chicago is a high energy, spectacular piece of eye candy that has a certain “razzle dazzle” which could hopefully bring back the movie musical.
Thinking about the Oscars also reminds me of Michael Moore’s anti-war speech at the ceremony. Don’t worry; I’m not going to start preaching my political views. Frankly, I don’t really have any. It’s just that in a time of war, many people, myself included, may be wondering how things would be different if the world were under different leadership. Different leadership, however, doesn’t really mean Chris Rock (Bad Company) unless we’re talking about Head of State, Rock’s new movie.
Head of State focuses on the presidential race in 2004. After one of the candidates dies in a plane crash, his party must find a new candidate and find one fast. The real problem lies in the fact that they can’t possibly win. The party decides that they should nominate someone who is a minority in order to set themselves up to win in 2008. They finally settle on Mays Gilliam, an idealistic African American advocate for the everyday man. There is no way a man with a campaign slogan like “that ain’t right” and whose running mate is his punch-happy brother (Bernie Mac, The Bernie Mac Show) can win, right? Wrong! As Election Day draws near, it starts to look like Gilliam might be able to win against the vice-president-war hero-cousin of Sharon Stone he’s up against after all.
Bottom line, Head of State is an entertaining satirical comedy making fun of American politics and American voters. Chris Rock is hysterical, as always, and Bernie Mac is amusing as well. While it’s not the funniest movie I’ve ever seen, it was a good way to pass a rainy afternoon. So, if you’re up for song and dance, see Chicago. If you’re looking for snappy satire, see Head of State. Either way, I still wonder what the world would be like if Chris Rock really were President. Maybe Eddie Murphy would be better?
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