
Chronicles the 1989 summer 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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Chronicles the 1989 summer 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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| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallEven 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. |
| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonThis 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. |
| Deadline Hollywood DailyPete HammondA sweet and enlightening peak into the early lives of the Obamas as director Richard Tanne takes us on their first date way back in 1989. Both stars are flawless. |
| Boston HeraldStephen SchaeferSouthside gives us the background and back stories of this bright, attractive, ambitious couple. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasOne of the surprising strengths of writer-director Richard Tanne's delightful film is that it doesn't rely on our knowledge that, someday, these two twenty-somethings we're watching will become president and first lady. |
| L.A. BizAnnlee EllingsonA socially charged and robustly intellectual love story, but a love story nonetheless. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. Butler"Southside With You" is a terrific film - funny, romantic, respectful without being stuffy and, yes, inspiring. |
| The Young FolksDonald StrohmanSouthside with You is unmistakably worthy of a second date. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe actors prove their ability to make the jump to lead roles and Richard Tanne is off to a great start as a filmmaker of note. |
| MTVCrystal BellIt's a lovely film about two charismatic people walking, talking and slowing falling in love over ice cream. |