Although Head of State purports to be wild comedy, it falls short of actual satire. Seen today, it looks like wish fulfillment in retrospect.

| Nov 4, 2024

The film is much like the wannabe candidate foiled by the primaries. You can't help but think what could have been, if only the movie had gotten off on the right foot.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 15, 2019

Rock is a man who continues to perpetuate stereotypes for the price of "comedy" and continues making one terrible film after the other.

| Apr 1, 2014

Chris Rock runs for president.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2010

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2008

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 30, 2005

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 5, 2005

'...Along comes Chris Rock with "Head of State", a mild comedy...'

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 31, 2005

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 5, 2005

| Original Score: 1/10 | Oct 7, 2004

Not merely satisfied with stereotyping whites, Rock insists on taking shots at blacks, fat people, poor people and even spina bifida patients.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 20, 2004

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.

Full Review | Jul 18, 2004

Although a reheated formula, Head of State dishes out a few original laughs due to in part to the writing of Chris Rock.

| Original Score: 68/100 | Jan 26, 2004

It may be an overly simplistic fantasy, but it's a funny one, and you won't find anything at the cineplex more relevant.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 5, 2004

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 4, 2004

With the whole country watching him, Chris Rock has absolutely nothing of substance to say.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 7, 2003

Yes, and...?

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 8, 2003

Like so many of his other films, it's still not the movie that Chris Rock's fans know he's capable of making.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 26, 2003