A romance is a romance and that’s the ultimate take-away from writer/director Richard Tanne‘s SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU. The movie depicts President Barak Obama’s first date with his now-wife, Michelle. Regardless of your political affiliation, this is a romance that won’t disappoint. It’s well made and well acted.
One of the qualities I appreciated the most about SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU is that there weren’t big moments added for dramatic tension. A lot of times indie movies with real stories translate ‘real’ to ‘misery’. Rather than going that route, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU provides an escapism movie threaded with meaning, themes of forgiveness, learning what you want from life, not judging, and striving for more even if you don’t know what that ‘more’ is at the moment.
Tika Sumpter stars as Michelle Robinson and Parker Sawyers as Barak Obama and it’s their chemistry that carries a film which is otherwise walking and talking. As the movie unfolds, viewers get to enjoy how the pair get to know each other, prickle at each other and see the best in each other. It’s truly like going along on a good first date.
For more about the film’s themes and eagle eye details to watch for, take a look below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_GFKNgk4Ks&t=1s
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