The Oath Is a Confused Comedy About America's Political Divide

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
If there’s a more stressful comedy than Ike Barinholtz’ The Oath, I don’t want to see it. The actor/first-time director has constructed an only slightly exaggerated critique of how our country has become addicted to lopsided news—and our inability to separate politics from personal relationships.
The titular “oath” is a document that the film’s fictional authoritarian president has asked all Americans to sign by the day after