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Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

George Wright If you're looking for a good escapist, feel-good movie that will charm you and leave a smile on your face, this is it. Often, that's what I crave in a movie and this one really hits the spot. Kevin Kline is an extraordinary "ordinary guy" who finds himself catapulted into a major role, none other than President of the United States, when the President's chief handlers discover he's a dead ringer for the man in the top job, who suddenly becomes incapacitated. The arrogant and malevolent Chief of Staff, played by the Frank Langella, has ideological differences with the Vice President and decides to pull the rug on him so he cons the American people, including the Congress and the press corps, into accepting a lookalike who he can control. Or so he thinks. At first, the trick seems to work but it works too well. The new man in the Oval Office has great talent as an actor, a great sense of humour and enormous people skills. Just what people want in a president. However, he has the courage to follow his good instincts. When the chief of staff tries to railroad him into blocking legislation from Congress for programs he likes, he calls in his best friend and number cruncher played by Charles Grodin to work out a way of finding money to fund homeless shelters, including one he had just visited. Deciding to do things his own way leads to a huge conflict, which plays out in highly amusing and often heartwarming ways. Sigourney Weaver, the estranged First Lady of the ex-President finds she has much in common with the new man in charge, which leads to some interesting complications. I've always liked this leading lady and she plays the role to a tee. There are on screen appearances by Arnold Schwartzenager and veteran press corps member Helen Thomas. We also see cutaways to Tip O'Neill, Speaker of the House, being interviewed on the street; also Oliver Stone talking to Larry King, as on a the real Larry King Live talk show, saying the whole thing is a conspiracy. Clever script and editing! I like movies that have something to say but also ones that are great at entertaining and this one fits the bill.

adonis98-743-186503 From The Director of Ghostbusters I & II, Kindergarten Cop, Twins and Junior and if that didn't sold you at first then i don't know what it will cause this movie was amazing. I'm not the biggest fan of Kevin Kline or movies about politics but this was a great film both funny and a little bit sad. The movie has a pack of talented actors such as Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Frank Langella and some great cameos from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno, Oliver Stone and Larry King. If you love this kind of movies and Ivan Reitman films in general then this is another hit from a great director and filmmaker.

Spikeopath Dave is directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Gary Ross. It stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Tom Dugan, Charles Grodin and Laura Linney. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Adam Greenberg.Dave Kovic (Kline) is an ordinary Joe type of guy who just happens to look like the current president of the U.S.A (also played by Kline). In fact he makes a little extra cash on the side of his Temp Agency business by impersonating the president at openings and such. When president Mitchell suffers a stroke, the White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander (Langella) instills Dave as the president so as to feather his own ambitions to become President...It's actually a joy in this day and age to go back and visit a comedy like Dave, for it proves to be refreshingly simple. It's a case of being honest comedy that is well written, a story that in spite of the undoubted preposterousness of plotting, carries you along by the sheer willingness to put a smile on your face. True, clichés are rife, but it isn't fishing in the toilet bowl for its laughs, or beating you over the head with raucous shouty antics so beloved by the MTV generation.A great cast is assembled for the fun, led superbly by the talented Kline in a role that so easily could have been over done in a lesser comic actor's hands. Helps as well that Kline can do good drama, so when the film inevitably turns into serious mode, and politico posturing gets a caustic once over, the transition is handled expertly. Weaver is pure charm, finding great chemistry with Kline, Langella wonderfully stomps around in chief villain mode, Dunn and Rhames score high and Grodin as usual owns the brief scenes he is in. While an Oliver Stone cameo scene is sheer brilliance.There is no pushing the boundaries of comedy here, and it wasn't trying to outsmart the 1990s cinema goer, it's simplicity supreme and as honest as the day is long. Which quite frankly is sometimes all you need in this big hurry up world of today. 8/10

Rich Wright *There is a circle of ten people sitting in chairs in a draughty village hall, but one is empty. I stroll in, making sure I haven't been followed and take a seat. I link arms with my fellow members. I'm the last to speak, so I stand up, clear my throat.... And after a moment's hesitation, say the following*"Now I can be a nasty little cynic at the best of times, but when this lovable piece of fluff called Dave crops up on TV (even at 3 in the morning, natch) I have to tune in. Why? Because it is the filmic equivalent of eating a Crunchie on a Friday, that warm blast of hot air when you enter a shop on a cold day, listening to your Rice Krispies snap, crackle and pop... You get the picture. There's something about it that gives you hope... That even when humanity reaches it's lowest ebb and is run by scum-sucking parasites... that one selfless man can come around and change everything. It espouses simple pleasures, radiates genuine warmth and when it's over, you feel the world isn't quite such a bad place anymore. I know I'm rambling, but I don't care. My name is Mr Wright and this movie is my answer to phoning the Samaritans, taking an overdose or running under a steam roller " *Sits down, rest of support group give rousing round of applause and pats on the back, a chap hands out leaflets saying when the next meeting is...* 9/10