Rotten
It's a sentiment Capra might well have echoed, though he would surely have punched up the gags while he was at it.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Swing Vote
One ordinary guy is giving the candidates a reason to run.
2008 · 2h · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Joshua Michael Stern
Overview
In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Director and cast
- Joshua Michael Stern Director
- Kevin Costner as Bud Johnson
- Madeline Carroll as Molly Johnson
- Paula Patton as Kate Madison
- Kelsey Grammer as President Andrew Boone
- Dennis Hopper as Donald Greenleaf
- Nathan Lane as Art Crumb
- Stanley Tucci as Martin Fox
- George López as John Sweeney
- Judge Reinhold as Walter
- Charles Esten as Lewis
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
He shoots simultaneously for 'wake up, America!' inspiration and good ol' boy charm but ends up putting both barrels through his own cowboy-booted foot.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Rotten
Not a bad movie, probably OK to rent on DVD, but I'm saying don't rush to the theaters.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
It is neither appreciably better nor dramatically worse than its hokey, please-describe-me-as-'Capraesque' premise.
Christopher Orr, The New Republic
Rotten
One minute you're laughing at its sendup of the political process, and the next you're stricken by the sorry state of the sweet and brainy protagonist's family.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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