Review of Welcome to Mooseport (2004) by Scott W — 17 Jan 2013

Means to satirize the TV-fueled carnivalesque nature of American electoral politics but only demonstrates the TV-fueled debasement of American commercial comedy.

This review of Welcome to Mooseport (2004) was written by Scott W on 17 Jan 2013.

Welcome to Mooseport has generally received negative reviews.

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By Scott Foundas (913) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 02 Aug 2015

This thoroughly unhip, unfunny political comedy is the kind of movie TV actors like Ray Romano make on hiatus from their successful series,…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 11 Aug 2010

The fact that Welcome To Mooseport has such an awesome cast and an overall interesting concept, it makes Mooseport all the more dissapointing…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 27 Feb 2015

Hackman could charm the chrome off a trailer hitch…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 09 Feb 2012

Much much better than I expected it to be, although dont expect a classic here. this is a very good under-rated film, check it out…

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By Jared M (634) on 11 Jul 2012

Just a childish, boring film that would make most politicians vomit and leave the room…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 11 Mar 2011

Ever though what might become of a situation in which a popular former president (Gene Hackman) moves back to his summer home in Maine and…

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By Jesse B (855) on 31 Mar 2012

I felt somewhat uncomfortable watching this film, I was waiting for something important to be said and done, but the film never really pushes…

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By Keldon M (45) on 10 Mar 2012

I liked this movie, it's no Godfather sure, but it's still better than a 14%…

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By Kartik K (25) on 27 Jun 2017

So sad that the great Gene Hackman's final film was this disgrace…

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By Allan C (2,173) on 08 Dec 2012

Endearing enough of time-waster comedy about local boy Romano running for mayor against Mooseport's newest resident, former president Hackman…

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