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Genre :

Comedy, Political

Release Date :

August 01, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Joshua Michael Stern

Starring :

Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, George Lopez, Molly Johnson, Judge Reinhold

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..reasonably entertaining..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
“..one of the most surprising, politically suggestive movies to come out of Hollywood this year..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
2 of 4

“..oddly off-balance..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
Review rate : C-

“..great, a big-hearted love letter to democracy..”
by Nathan Rabin [Onion AV Club]
1.5 of 4

“..a satire that's afraid to satirize..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Review rate : C-

“..a perfect concept for a sharp political comedy..”
by Dezhda Gaubert [E! Online]
Review rate : B

“..a Disney family entertainment..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Rick Groen [Globe and Mail]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
Reviewed by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Smartly done. Well acted. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

posted by cbaby56 on Aug 03, 2008

I've just saw this movie....it's fantastic...it shows us how important and powerfull is our vote, and it is really good the story about a man then didn't give a shit for his life how he could change

posted by Tuane Lovato on Dec 04, 2008

HDRy1h

posted by Gcolakpd on Jul 14, 2009
 
 

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