Daily Plastic: Swing Vote

Movie	Our Take	Other Takes
Swing Vote Trailer . IMDB	Although it preaches political engagement, it hopes very much to have an audience full of Buds who won't mind when it ambles lazily into the closing credits having taken a stand for nothing whatsoever. Robert Davis Paste Magazine	It's vitally important that you vote, the movie argues, but whom you vote for makes not the slightest difference. Indeed, to a degree the movie seems not even to recognize, it is not about the political ramifications of voting at all, but the therapeutic ones. Christopher Orr The New Republic In the hands of Preston Sturges or Frank Capra, Swing Vote could have been great, a big-hearted love letter to democracy that doubled as a loving yet penetrating satire of its excesses. Instead, the film radiates squandered potential in every frame. Nathan Rabin Onion AV Club Swing Vote bears a fascinating resemblance to what people think of as Capra comedy — folksy humor edging into civics lessons. But Costner doesn't condescend to Capra's humanism. Armond White New York Press

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