Swing VoteOverview and Synopsis

Swing Vote
Opened August 1, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 59 min.
PG-13
language
Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), an apathetic, beer-slinging, lovable loser, is coasting through a life that has passed him by. The one bright spot is his precocious, over-achieving 12-year-old daughter Molly. She takes care of both of them, until one Read More
Cast: Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, George Lopez
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Genres: Political Satire, Comedy

Critic Reviews

"...lopes along and is best taken as a tale of a father and a daughter coming through a rough patch to a better place, rather than as anything to do with actual real-world politics." Los Angeles Times
- Michael Phillips
"...this reasonably entertaining movie falters by trying to be both a dark comedy and a sentimental treatise on family and country." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"...pic's comic smarts and affecting daddy-daughter drama provide a sturdy platform for its heartfelt advocacy of informed voting and responsible citizenship." Variety
- Justin Chang