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Swing Vote

2008

Joshua Michael Stern

Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer ...

5.1

3,060

Comedy Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), an apathetic, beer-slinging, lovable loser, is coasting through a life that has passed him by. The one bright spot is his precocious, over-achieving 12-year-old daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll). She takes care of both of them, until one mischievous moment on Election Day, when she accidentally sets off a chain of events that culminate in the election coming down to one vote... her dad's.

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Swing Vote" is one of the most surprising, politically suggestive movies to come out of Hollywood this year."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is a genial comedy, but it has significant undertones. (...) That's the message, really: Our political system doesn't encourage politicians to tell the truth, but to say what they think voters want to hear (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"Away from the cutesy stuff there are some surprisingly sharp digs at the political process (...) The basic message puts the handcuffs on anything too risky (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"[Anyone] with hopes of finding a serious elucidation of an intriguing political hypothetical will be disappointed (...) The mix of comedy and drama is winning; Costner couldn't be better"	NEU
United States	Tom Charity CNN	"'Swing Vote' is too limp to make a lasting impact, but it is a rueful reflection on where we find ourselves -- or more pertinently, where we lost ourselves."	NEU

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