A look at the early life of Barack Obama. Before he became President of the United States, he was one of the few black students at Columbia University NY in the early 80's. Faced with judgmental and racist opinions all around him, he tries to find his place in the world.... (Full plot summary below)
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A look at the early life of Barack Obama. Before he became President of the United States, he was one of the few black students at Columbia University NY in the early 80's. Faced with judgmental and racist opinions all around him, he tries to find his place in the world.
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| MTV NewsAmy NicholsonBarry's questions are powerful whether asked by a future president or a future janitor. The script is great no matter who it's about — it's just that fewer curiosity-seekers would give it a watch were it about someone else. |
| The PlaylistNoel MurrayThere’s something widely relatable about the way Barry tries to find somewhere to fit in, and preferably in a place where he can be himself and not somebody else’s symbol. |
| Alt Film GuideTim Cogshell...thinking about Barry, the 1981-set film about a young Barack Obama as he arrived in New York City to attend Columbia University, I found myself thinking about a young Me in 1981, as I arrived in New York City to attend Columbia University... |
| The New York TimesManohla DargisThe movie’s lived-in realism puts Barry on the ground, rather than in the air, where he experiences the usual coming-of-age agonies and joys. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIn some ways, Barry the film takes its personality from Barry himself. Always pleasant and companionable but a little pro forma in its early going, it gains in texture and interest as Obama's life and his reaction to it get more complex. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Charles MudedeThere is nothing presidential in Devon Terrell's very entertaining portrayal of Barry (and he is only called Barry in this film -- Barack Obama is too grand and complicated a name for this easygoing fellow). |
| The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe movie is rich on its own as a character piece about the difficulties of being bi-racial, especially at the very specific location of Columbia University. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanYou could almost watch Barry even if you’d never heard of Barack Obama: The movie is simply interested in what it looks like when a guy who’s got this much going for him has a piece missing. |
| The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyBarry emerges as an involving and credible portrait of a smart young man with a good deal of growing and learning yet to do. |
| Film School RejectsVictor StiffBarry is well paced and doesn't rely on tired biopic tropes to get points across. The film is also really funny. |
