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There is no shortage of decent films with distinguished actors concerning the President of the United States, set in the White House and Capitol Building, such as 'Murder at 1600' (Wesley Snipes), 'Salt' (Angelina Jolie), 'Olympus has Fallen' (Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman), 'White House Down' (Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx) and 'The American President' (Michael Douglas and Annette Bening).

When you add illustrious television series such as 'The West Wing' (Martin Sheen), 'Veep' (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and 'Designated Survivor' (Keifer Sutherland) to this list it amazes me that the US government can function at all with all the camera crews in those buildings!

Unfortunately for 'First Lady', the above set a high standard that this little film simply cannot compete with. The characters are vaguely drawn, the script is insipid and the actors barely make it out of first gear at any time. The most powerful man in the world wanders around like a lost sheep, the only three-dimensional character is a newsreader and there is a complete absence of sexual chemistry (this is a romance, yes?) between the two lead actors.

The White House security staff are portrayed as idiots, the secret service staff are portrayed as idiots and guess what the White House administrative staff are portrayed as!

Next time the producers should pick slightly more original locations and characters and not try to revisit ground that has been covered many times before and much more effectively.

All the tropes lined up in order and no sensible motivation. Felt like a movie out of fil school. Amazing that it got funded This could have been fun but the script is so heavy handed it leaves no room for the audience.

Going into the movie, despite only reading a brief synopsis, I had some hopes that this would be at least a decent romantic comedy. The widow of the President decides, to help her late husband's VP to win re-election, to run as his First Lady. It sounded like an interesting premise. Unfortunately, the film did not live up to those hopes... at all

When the production logo finished playing, a poorly rendered book appears on the screen with a cloudy sky background and my first thought was that it was another production company logo. Then the realization hit me that this was the start of the movie and my expectations came crashing down. What followed the opening narration was a poorly written slog of a film. For a comedy, it was not very amusing and if it was supposed to be political satire, it came off more as the writer not understanding how American Politics and Government works than an actual critique of the system. Even the claims of US History made by the protagonist, who is supposed to be a former History professor, did not make a lot of sense. The 'jokes' about the generation divide in the country didn't particularly land and just came off as the writer wanting to put buzzwords in to make the film sound relevant.

It's a shame that the film goes out of its way to be as apolitical as it can with characters who should have very big political views. This wouldn't be too much of a problem except for the whole plot point about the protesters not knowing what they were protesting because they were just being paid to protest. The whole resolution of that plot point should have been used when writing the actual film because as it stands, I see this film as one of those protesters, just standing there protesting not because they care about a certain political issue, but because they need to be paid.

The other big thing that bothered me had to do with the main love interest of the film and all of the costuming choices with him and everyone associated with him. He is supposed to be the king of a random country, but he doesn't even have the power to make sure his personal military guard don't look like a bunch of slobs? He doesn't even have the power to make them tuck in their ill-fitting button down shirts? I understand this movie didn't have much of a budget, but it doesn't even look like they even tried to make any of the costumes look anything but cheap. Not only do the costumes look cheap but the actual sets are very obviously just filmed in someone's house, to the point where you can not tell if a scene is taking place at the White House or some soccer moms living room. The lighting also suffers from looking cheap as well.

The big question I left with this movie was how it even ended up in the movie theater at all. If it wasn't for the fact that all of the characters were in their mid-30s and older, I would've sworn that this was just something that would've premiered on the Disney Channel. This film takes no chances and plays it safe on anything that would even come close to being controversial. Even the political issues that are brought up are so generic that its hard to even tell there's even a conflict to begin with. The film even goes so far as to tell you there's conflict between characters instead of actually showing you any conflict.

Ultimately, this film just plays off as a romantic comedy that doesn't know how to be funny... nor does it know how to tell a story. And in the end, all it is is a waste of time and space that should have gone to something that actually cares to tell a story.

This is about the worst movie I have seen this year--I can't believe I actually watched it to the end. The mystery is why its so bad what with some fairly competent actors involved. The writing is bad. The acting is bad. The directing is non-existent. Seriously, just don't waste your time because it doesn't get any better as it meanders along aimlessly.

Yes, it's meant to be gooey sweet and a modern fairy tale. But I only recognized one actor and using the term actor is an over statement! Most "actors" couldn't act in a third grade play AND the "come and go" fake accent is beyond ridiculous!

Come-on already!

We deserve better.

Our brains have currently turned to OATMEAL from watching too much TV during the pandemic, must the atrophy of our "grey matter" be accelerated by being proffered such second rate offerings??

Turn on some old, classic BLACK & WHITE shows and enjoy!!

This movie had bad acting, minimal plot and nothing funny or interesting. My 3 friends fell asleep during the movie

Though it was understandably pulled after a week. First Lady was not movie making you pay any price to see, let alone a first run theater ticket. If it was on TV I would have changed the channel. It's a shame that so many movies are R rated these days and that when those of us who choose "clean" movies we are stuck with an abomination like this. First Lady was worse than bad Hallmark TV slop. It was not only trite but so poorly written, directed and acted that it was uncomfortable to watch. The scene in the hospital when the VP was instantly sworn the second the president flat lined made me cringe. This creepy unintentional humor in what was suppose to be a sad plot turn was so awkward and peculiar. My husband laughed out loud thinking the heart monitor would start beeping again, so the VP swearing in would need to be reversed! Sad that 80s TV stars are reduced to such work. Worse that the public is duped into a buying full price tickets to see it. This movie didn't even try to make sense or cover plausibility holes. The dialog was chattery, annoying and unfunny. The amateur production company that made this slipped one over on a distributor for sure.

I believe very heavily in freedom of speech, and the right to self expression. However, we must accept that none of our rights are unlimited, and that includes the art of making movies. Notice I said "art", because that's an imperitivate word in this.

This movie is everything that's wrong with movies in the modern era. Movies that all follow the same cookie-cutter pattern of beginning narration/exposition, character lied/discovered/fallout, then the reuniting before the final climax of the movie. It's all the same. And this movie...if you even dare to call it that, follows the same principles.

It is a non-movie. A slideshow of lazily spliced together scenes with garbage acting, belligerent story, and an overall meaningless existence. Movies that are this bad, simply should not be allowed to exist. We NEED "Common Sense Movie Laws", as Liberals and Democrats love to say about things they don't understand.

The scripts of movies should be peer-reviewed by exterior people, and thoroughly reviewed from start to finish. If it fails ANY review during this process, it should be immediately terminated. I know budget is not an appropriate metric for the worth of a movie, but it should still be considered in the formula for allowing a movie to be made.

If the script is bad, actors terrible, and the budget low, the movie SHOULD NOT BE MADE. In fact, it should be entirely illegal, and punishable by prison time, for all who were involved in its creation. There is no excuse for allowing our first amendment to be defecated all over, and that's what movies like this do to it. This is bad. It's not just bad for those who watch it, but it's very existence is destructive to all of humanity.

We need to make sure this never happens again. We, as humans, capable of immeasurable creation and abstract thought, deserve better than this. If you watch this, and enjoyed it, may god have mercy upon your soul, because you're truly lost to society.

This movie did not disappoint. It was a sweet, romantic comedy that I could have taken the whole family to see. I really enjoyed Nancy Stafford and Corbin Bernson's performances. How I wish more movies were made like this sweet one!

Entertaining and wholesome movie. The producers and directors of this will probably do much better next time. They show great promise but could have improved by reviewing and editing before releasing. Fewer characters and story lines would have been a big improvement. But all in all it was worth seeing.

Mix a corny script, bad acting, loose ends, historical inaccuracies and cheap political propaganda and you get this joke of a TV movie. It's so bad that for me throws away any respect I had for some of the actors. If this was meant to create some sympathy for a political side and rejection for the other, the only rejection it creates is for itself.

Since somehow my first review didn't make it here...let me try again!

Please do not see this movie. Not only do they not understand the rules of succession in American politics, they don't even know how to act! Worst drivel ever. Mind-numbingly stupid. I have the Regal Unlimited pass - and I walked out of this "free" movie.

The plot read like an okay romantic comedy. As I found out to my cost, this movie is neither romantic or a comedy. The writing is truly terrible, the acting, for the most part is awful, and all in all, it just stinks. Avoid like the plague.

2020 was dreadful and didn't being the planet anything really good at all.

This movie is certainly proof of that.

Abysmal on so many levels, I won't bother to type them here.

Watchit at your own risk...

It's horrible....oh so horrible.

I actually checked IMDB to see if I had downloaded one of those Royal Engagement Wedding Christmas Dognapping films by mistake. The initial story sort of made sense, running as a First Lady in conjunction with the single president. But then there's this castle and a king and I'm wondering where in the world that came from. And then the king, who apparently loves costumes, is somehow just allowed to slouch around the White House and I'm out.

This would have been a one-star review, but I tossed in an extra for the "hot" opposition wife with the fake dog who has more strings on her neck than a guitar. Very brave casting.

What is there to say, horrible. No story line, bad script, bad acting by 99.99% of the actors, bad camera angles bad editing, just bad. Really really bad.

I will say however that Karn Ford was about the only redeemable actor in this whole fiasco. Don't watch or waste your time with this film.

In the current tense political atmosphere and with this being a Presidential election year, First Lady stands out as a charming, heartfelt breath of fresh air. Every character portrayal is spot-on; Corbin Bernsen is a romantically adorable King Max alongside Nancy Stafford, who plays the regal and compassionate FLOTUS, and the supporting cast members all fit their roles perfectly. With delightful repartee, the dialogue effervesces, and the romance beautifully rounds out this family-friendly, laugh-out-loud film. If you only see one movie this year, make it this one!

A delightful film and just what we need in today's over-thought world. Great to see Corbin Bernson and Nancy Stafford back on the screen. Tanya Christiansen is a hoot!

This little indie film was cute. Exactly as I expected it to be. Laughed out loud a few times. If you want sex, drugs, profanity then this sweet little film isn't for you. Love Nancy Stafford and Corbin Bernsen together. It's low budget, not a multi million dollar block buster but I liked it! Thanks for making a movie I can take my grandma to and not be embarrassed!

Agree with review that said should not have been @ theatres but released on TV but it's not a Hallmark type movie either. Rating according to fact it's on TV & a family channel. It's clean & didn't feel like it was trying to fill some politically correct casting formula. The current overall rating of 3.7 stars feels off (more 5.5-6.5⭐). It's not a highbrow movie; simply a clean comedy sauitable for the family though younger children, most teens or anyone looking for fast paced would likely find this political backdrop (which as a comedy worked) & time taken too develop plot boring. I like Corbin Bernsen & Nancy Stafford's acting so extra ⭐s for that.