Review of Swing Vote (2008) by Zachary Z — 15 Feb 2009
In this comedy film feels like an antique. It's broad and easygoing, more in tune with Frank Capra's swoony Americana of decent souls fighting the glum machinations of the system. You also get unfashionable Kevin Costner as a slacker portraying the dumb lug in whose hands has landed the fate of the Western World.
Costner has a rare willingness to undo his good looks, and he's a charmingly uncouth stooge for the uptight politicos. The father-daughter relationship with newcomer Madeline Carroll, including a cameo from Mare Winningham as the pill-tilted mother, possesses a real-life poignancy.
You believe these are real people.
This review of Swing Vote (2008) was written by Zachary Z on 15 Feb 2009.
Swing Vote has generally received mixed reviews.
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