BAD PRESIDENT

Cinemavixion Review

"Bad President" offers a satirical, albeit unsubtle, look at the 2016 US presidential election, framed as a Faustian bargain. The film posits a fantastical scenario where Donald Trump, portrayed by Jeff Rector, strikes a deal with the Devil (an energetic Eddie Griffin) to ascend to the presidency. While the premise is audacious, the execution leans heavily into caricature, using Trump's controversial public persona as fodder for broad comedic strokes. Director Param Gill, working from a script by John Buchanan and Gill himself, navigates a precarious balance between political commentary and outright parody. The performances, particularly Griffin's devilish charm, provide moments of amusement, though the film's unflinching portrayal of its subject may prove divisive. It's a provocative, if not entirely nuanced, exploration of a political phenomenon that generated both laughter and tears, mirroring the description of its own narrative.