Barack Obama's half-hour infomercial appears to have been a flop. Reviews panning the promotional feature are in, and it appears that Obama came off as a gloomy, dour fear-caster rather than an optimistic would-be president.

Anthony Sullivan, one of the biggest names in infomercial production, had this to say: "I don't see enough smiling. Doom and gloom totally... I feel depressed right now... I was about to throw myself through a window because it was depressing."

Breitbart.com states that he "skips over budget realities." In an article on their website, they separate the spin from the fact.

Of course, many Democrats give the infomercial rave reviews, but they are going to vote for Obama anyway. The real test for success is how many undecideds were moved to vote for Obama? Judging by the reviews I have seen, it does not seem likely that such a presentation would help much in that area.

Michell Malkin has the blow-by-blow.