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Overall Rank: 15655
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 34
Theatrical Release Date: 08/01/2008
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 01/13/2009
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Actors: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Nathan Lane, George Lopez
Plot: Bud, an average man from an average town is left with the last vote for president of the United States in a outstandingly close general election. His daughter, Molly, is the bright spot of his life. He and her along with a cast of media, much bribing and buying are left to decide who the next president may become. Comedy.
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3/4
Masood - wrote on 07/08/2009
A very nice and funny movie. I thought it must have been rated higher but seems not much of you guys liked it. I don't know I liked it pretty much and almost died laughing at some parts..very nice movie to watch with a friend
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kcvidkid - wrote on 09/03/2008
A few weeks after seeing "Swing Vote", a movie to which I was literally dragged, I can remember very little about it. What I remember most is the trailer that I saw 100 times prior, which made it look like a cute movie, if entirely predictable. Perhaps the reaon is that there's nothing in the movie that adds to the trailer. Since you don't even find out which candidate Kevin Costner eventually chooses, there's nothing new. And the story's not significant enough to require the backstory or attempted drama that's thrown in. Nevertheless, I can't help but feel that in better hands, this could have been something special, particularly during an election year.
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Kevin Costner's New Cinematic Abortion
PsychoKing1227 - wrote on 08/08/2008
Alright, here I was, absolutely reticent to go in and say, "Hey, I know a fun time. Let's go to the local cinema and see the new Kevin Costner theatrical abortion." And all along, I should have been just watching the movie. Kevin Costner's desire to be dubbed the worst actor on Earth is still palpable (honestly, what casting director sees Kevin Costner and says, "Sure, why not?") The movie itself offered a great script of hilarious side characters amidst the most ridiculous of circumstances. The most hilarious being Nathan Lane, George Lopez, and Stanley Tucci (quite honestly the reason I went to see it in the first place...if it wasn't for that darned Kevin guy). The writing offers treats of social and political commentary, leaning towards a rather melancholy look at the American …
