Southside with You

Movie Ranked #900 | 2016 - Biography, Drama, Romance
The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
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Best two reviews:
1) RogerEbert.com - This down-to-earth approach works surprisingly well because Southside with You never loses sight of the primary tenet of a great romantic comedy: All you need is two people whom the audience wants to see get together—then you put them together. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >
2) Tampa Bay Times - Even if their names were John and Mary, the two people soon to be a couple at the center of Southside With You could make viewers swoon. Richard Tanne's walk-and-talk slice of budding romantic life is that good at expressing those small moments when love begins taking hold. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
33) The Guardian - Southside With You uses our affection for the Obamas to add urgency in the otherwise simple script. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >
34) The New York Times - Mr. Tanne has clearly made a close study of his real-life inspirations, yet his movie is soon hostage to the couple’s history. His characters feel on loan and, despite his actors, eventually make for dull company because too many lines and details serve the great-man-to-be story rather than the romance. (Rating: 50) Read Full Review >
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