Review of film: “SWING VOTE” -- a FINE choice on my “Ballot”

Review of film:  “SWING VOTE”  --   a FINE choice on my “Ballot” = 

                  [ RATING:  8.5 of 10 stars ] 

Date Rated: Jul 24, 2008 | Rel. Date: Aug 1, 2008 =

[From an advance preview:]  The ads didn’t make this look very good-- but the ads were MISLEADING (just like the politicians inhabiting this film!)  MADELINE CARROLL does a top quality job playing Molly, young-but-mature daughter to her slacker dad “Bud” (KEVIN COSTNER)...


...  With surprisingly-believable details, Bud’s shown to be an “uncounted” vote that will help determine a Presidential election between vapid, superficial incumbent Boone (KELSEY GRAMMER) and challenger Greenleaf (DENNIS HOPPER)...


...  It’s both very funny and realistically SCARY the way both parties & their two-faced managers keep changing their basic “positions” to try to get Bud’s vote...


...  I have deep disdain for nearly all politicians (most being members of “Hypocrites ’R Us”), & this film astutely shows WHY many people tend to feel that way nowadays... 


...  While it’s not great, I think so highly of this movie due to an inherent THOUGHT-PROVOKING cleverness in the surprisingly skilled way the story is handled by all involved.