BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Rich Wright It takes real guts to mock something, and simultaneously celebrate it. In this 'ere movie, we have spoofy election broadcasts that rip on political correctness: immigration, gay rights, abortion... that kind of thing. But on the other hand, Costner's daughter's boyfriend is black. His love interest is a Latino. And as for the slushfest finale when both presidential candidates discover their conscience, and Costner becomes 'the voice of the people' with bags and bags of mail from disadvantaged Americans, YERK is all I can say. That's the sound of me with my hand down my throat trying to stop breakfast from making an unwelcome reappearance. If you must know.Still, I don't wanna rag too much on Swing Vote... It's pleasant to watch, with a big cast giving it their all, and some shreds of intelligent humour poking out from the foliage. Don't expect any big guffaws, but we are occasionally reminded of the levels of desperation parties will resort to just to get a seat in power. This isn't exactly big news though, so if you're looking for sparkling political repartee along the lines of Yes Minister, go elsewhere. If you fancy a relatively heartwarming (if somewhat predictable) almost two hours in the company of a good ol' boy and his charming daughter, then step right up. 6/10

Rodrigo Amaro In the comedy "Swing Vote" Kevin Costner plays Bud Johnson a slacker and immature guy who holds in his hands the most important decision of all: elect who's gonna be the next President of the United States. That's right. He's the "swing vote" and he has to break the tie between the 2 presidential candidates (played by Kelsey Grammar and Dennis Hopper). And these two running politicians try to convince the only person in the world who can make history by just voting. On the center of the story there's Bud's daughter (played by Madeline Carroll), a very conscious and smart kid who wants his father to make up his mind about the subject because she knows he doesn't care about anything. And she cares a lot about politics!The story is interesting but it is a little bit slick and not much funny. Political comedies tend to be very wise, sometimes dark, other times really funny and "Swing Vote" it's not any of those. it doesn't have the sarcasm of "Bulworth" or it's not funny like "Dave" or so amazing like "Wag the Dog". It has more dramatic qualities than funny ones. It played with politicians and it played with Republicans and Democrats but in the end the movie remained neutral and I think it was a good and a bad choice. Good because it proved a point; bad because it let people guessing some things. The most notable thing that was floating around and missing here was the point of view of the voters from all the 50 states, their voices were missing here and they were necessary. The battle between the candidates was reduced to conquer Bud and gain his vote and these two guys start to change their promises of campaign to obtain Bud's vote. What amazes me is that no one complained about this policy, no one complain about their candidates treason? No anger in knowing that their representants exchanged promises and propositions? The writers missed a good subject during this part and missed the opportunity to create an interesting and thought provoking subplot (but perhaps a more wiser writer notice that and create a great film from here). It is a very watchable film, with great performances from Costner, Madeline the little girl, and Stanley Tucci, Nathan Lane, Paula Patton, George Lopez, Grammar and Hopper. The whole discussion of the importance of voting was very good to see but in a country like mine when you are forced to vote and people tend to act like Bud (a vast majority I'm afraid to say) it might not be too much suitable nor even be funny. The only vote I expect: This review is useful to you? Thank you! 9/10

Zydrate Anatomy (CagedinSanity) Gave this a nice 5/10 because half of it was good, half of it was not.It started off pretty charismatic, introducing a young and devoted daughter in a broken home. I liked the movie already, given it's realism. A few "lazy guy" jokes later, it gets into the plot. The election is close. Not by distance, it's election DAY. But both candidates are very much at 50/50%.The protagonist, Bud, doesn't want to vote. His daughter sneaks past a sleepy poll booth guy, and votes for him. A malfunction occurs when the power is cut. She sneaks out with the stub. She WALKS to the bar and DRIVES a TRUCK home. She's like, 11. But whatever, she's semi-intelligent. But the movie doesn't even try to explain how she manages it. The next day, the error is detected and some officials are sent to Bud and give him 10 days to vote again.It's kind of hinted at, Bud tells this officials, "Why can't I just... whisper it to you...?" so he can get on with his life. No, that would be TOO simple, wouldn't it? So ten days it is.Cue presidential managers, the driving force behind both platforms. The movie doesn't exactly fall flat from here, but it's a bit predictable that it soon will. It's them that really make the presidents look like jackasses.On various occasions, the presidents appeal to Bud's simplistic good nature to get his vote. It's a humorous process, seeing a republican promising gay rights, and a democrat giving a pro-Life campaign.Cue sad part. The daughter falls out with her father. She finds her boy/friend, same age, ALSO manages to drive a truck down a highway in what the movie made look like a rather long ride. No cops. No logic. It skips the explanation for a second time.So far this sounds pretty harsh, and I DID like the movie, for the first half. But as soon as the "sad part" started, it didn't pick back up. The movie forgot it was a comedy and drifted into a drama. Introducing the drug-addict mother who shakes and jitters as she tries to explain to her daughter that she'll be famous any second now. Daughter learns truth, goes back with dad.Bud, by the end of the movie sees the "error of his ways", or whatever, and hosts a special type of presidential debate.Bud smiles at his daughter as he pulls the curtain over the voting booth, end movie. Angry at first, but then I understood why it didn't show us who he voted for. I appreciated that the movie stayed neutral.But at the end, I didn't appreciate how the movie just dropped it's comedic value.A 5/10 may be a bit harsh but I did not, by any means, hate the movie. I enjoyed it. But there are just as many holes of logic and explanation as there are in the political system.

aportwentworthcitizen Ernest "Bud" Johnson, a man of the people, a Good Third Party Independent completely uninformed as to what is going on outside of his own little world of the little town of Texico New Mexico, with a socially conscious daughter Molly , caught up in the Political scene by his innocent daughter, registering him to vote on election day. A strange series of coincidences leaves the classic swing state of New Mexico EVENLY Spilt 50 50 in the popular vote with Bud Johnsons vote the deciding vote , the next ten days to two weeks are the classic roller coaster political ride that neither he nor his daughter had expected. as every debate needs a moderator , KennedY Nixon 1960 to the present, so none is better to moderate than a good man of the people who realizes his faults in life and bellies up to the podium to moderate.