Did NBC News slip some racism into this love letter to Obama date movie?

Sarah D. | 5:29 PM on August 26, 2016

squeeee https://t.co/TvJYC1istB

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) August 26, 2016

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.

— ClassicalLibMOT (@CygnusA81) August 26, 2016

jesus, read it. "iconic." "soaring oratory." "mixed calm pragmatism with genuine empathy."

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) August 26, 2016

This will no doubt come as a major shock to you, but MSNBC is all starry-eyed over “Southside with You,” that hagiographic new movie about the Obamas’ first date:

New film "Southside With You" brings the Obamas down to earth https://t.co/VxfZydYZNO pic.twitter.com/kteF9QJTYD

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 26, 2016

More from NBC News (sorry, NBC “News”):

The result: a genuinely romantic film which provides subtle insights into the personas of two figures who are too often labeled unknowable.

‘Southside With You,” which opens nationwide on Friday, re-creates the future first couple’s first date back in 1989. Back then they were both twenty-something overachievers working at Chicago’s Sidley Austin law firm — she was a dedicated associate and he was her charming, chain-smoking mentee. It’s essentially a real-time, two-character tour de force, which has drawn comparisons to director Richard Linklater’s acclaimed “Before Sunrise” and its sequels.

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“Southside With You” culminates with the Obamas’ now iconic pit stop at a local Baskin Robbins, which was mythologized with its own plaque in 2012, and in a way the ice cream they share is an apt metaphor for their burgeoning romance. The ice cream is cold and pristine at first, but eventually melts and turns sweet.

So, in other words, anyone who goes to see this movie should avoid visiting the concessions counter because chances are good that they won’t be able to keep any food down.