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Title: The Obama Effect (2012)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Charles S. Dutton | ... | John Thomas | |
| Katt Williams | ... | MLK | |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | ... | Molly Thomas | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Toneey Acevedo | ... | Older Hispanic Man | |
| Kristen Ariza | ... | Mrs. Kay | |
| Mark Ashworth | ... | Nigel The Butler | |
| Giselle Bonilla | ... | Maria Santiago | |
| Bill Lee Brown | ... | Tank | |
| Reggie Brown | ... | Barack Obama | |
| Yakira Chambers | ... | Passerby #3 | |
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Angelina Cortez | ... | The Obama Girl |
| John Diehl | ... | Steve Warren | |
| Lauren Evans | ... | Passerby | |
| Jenny Gago | ... | Dede Santiago | |
| Richie Gibbs | ... | Redneck Friend | |
A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life, as she has recently fallen in love and become engaged to be married. John faces additional ... Written by Anonymous
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"The Obama Effect" movie review Errrrfh...... No. After years of dry wit and the straight man to a sillier brother on TV's Roc, Mr. Dutton pretty much solidifies the idea that comedy is not his forte, not even dramatic comedy. His strongest suit are strong, believable characters that show vulnerability in the midst of great obstacles as was the case when he played a Detective in Secret Window, an astronaut in Aliens 3 and a bus driver in Get on the Bus. In this latest movie's attempt at humor, he and the film come across as Goofy, sometimes by nudge nudge design and sadly more often by happen stance. A top rate impersonation of the incumbent President that is helped by slick shadow filming is wasted in this venture. These cameos show what could have been. Dutton spends a bulk of the time in front of the camera as well as behind it, but honestly he is not a leading man. In the aforementioned films where he was utilized best, he was in and out as less is more. Dutton is not the only eye sore. Katt Williams does a minute and thirty second political monologue that falls flat and appears a minute and fifteen seconds too long. There is a cheap and cheesy Boxing subplot that seems tacked on giving the film a definite made for TV feel. Not even a good made for TV feel, but rather one of those fringe low budget cable stations. The premise of a major film that speaks of Barack Obama sounds promising. Pass on this one as this is not it.