![]() Of course, these obstacles are introduced to show how “inspirational” Ben Carson is-overcoming immense struggle to become the worst candidate currently running for president. (The movie even heavily features classical music-just to underscore the connection.) Elsewhere, nearly every scene from Carson’s childhood appears to be an outtake from " Hard to Watch (Based on the Novel Stone Cold Bummer by Manipulate)" : He can’t read! His mother can’t read! She’s in a mental hospital! He tries to beat her with a hammer! In Tracy-Jordan-as-Amadeus fashion, we’ve got Ben Carson (Cuba Gooding Jr.) rummaging through a giant pile of books as he embarks on his masterpiece: separating conjoined twins. If that’s reminiscent of the classic "30 Rock" segment where Liz Lemon has to find ways to avoid telling Jenna she hated her movie (“Oral Germ Whore?”), that’s because every moment in "Gifted Hands" feels like a " 30 Rock" parody. 2) “Hey, none of the sets fell down!” 3) “They did a good job of pointing the camera at all the actors.” 4) “The lighting was great.” 5) “Wow, there was so much movie in that movie!” 6) “It wasn’t the worst film I’ve ever seen.” After watching the movie, you might find yourself saying things like: 1) “I liked how … professional it all looked. ![]() " Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story " was seemingly designed for faint praise. You might be aware that Ben Carson is running for president, but what you might not know is that he’s also the hero of his own movie- that is, depending on how you define the words “movie” and “hero.” Before he was the target of intense scrutiny for the Horatio Alger-esque story he spins in his autobiography, that tale was the subject of a made-for-TV movie adaptation that aired on TNT in 2009. ![]()
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