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Southside with you movie review8/12/2023 ![]() This movie does a good job rounding out the background. I read both of Obama’s books before he became president, and they helped form my opinion at the time. If you are a supporter of Obama, you’ll likely enjoy this movie as a portrait of the young man to make an extraordinary difference in our nation’s history. Who would have thought in 1989 that the skinny couple above (in a picture taken during the time the movie plays) would be moving into the White House less than 19 years hence. None of us will ever know, of course, but I ruminate about such turns – or perhaps I would call them – simple twists of fate. Review: Southside with You is a sweet chronicle of when Barack met Michelle 01:20 - Source: CNN Los Angeles CNN Barack and Michelle Obama’s daylong first date is a slim premise for. ![]() That one day in Chicago may well have been a turning point in world history, if one may assume that Obama might not have become The Obama without the partnership of Michelle. Whether you are a fan or opponent of Obama, there is no denying he made history. It is a portrait of a young couple that went on to do extraordinary things. I knew Southside With You is about the young Obamas, but I didn’t know the entire movie was about one single day. I thought this wasn’t a date, she chides. Their day meanders through an art exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, to a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, then to a community organizing event, drinks and finally to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor. As Michelle Robinson ( Tika Sumpter) gets dressed in her home on the South Side of Chicago, her mother ( Vanessa Bell Calloway) playfully teases her about the amount of effort Michelle is putting into her appearance. Movie PG-13 2016 81 minutes Parents Say: age 13+ 0 reviews Any Iffy Content Read more Talk with Your Kids About Read more A Lot or a Little What you willand won'tfind in this movie. ![]() Southside With You plays on one summer day in Chicago in 1989, when Michelle Robinson went on a first date with the summer intern Barack Obama at her lawfirm, where she was a second-year associate. age 13+ Witty, winning, but sometimes long-winded tale of love. Say want you want, he is a remarkable man. ![]() They have already made a movie about, of all things, his first date with his wife. In six months he’ll be an ex-president after 8 years in office. ![]()
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