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Movie Info

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  4 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
 
 

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