Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Costner, Gary Farmer, Eileen Galindo, Kelsey Grammer, Bridget Hoffman
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: TOUCHSTONE / DISNEY
• DVD Release Date: January 13, 2009
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001ILFUBE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,277 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Swing Vote" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SWING VOTE - DVD Movie

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One clever idea turned into a long, predictable movie, January 9, 2009

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G.V. "Gerry" (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swing Vote (DVD)

If you enjoy 2 hours of Kevin Costner acting like a slob and 2 minutes (at the very end) of his heroic customary speeches in which his voice cracks down while defending his less fortunate fellow men, well, this is the movie for you. Personally I found this very similar to ARTHUR in which the prospect of watching the part of a stupid drunk for a long time gets more and more annoying. I also had a hard time buying his wholesome daughter and after watching her Mom and Dad it becomes impossible to understand how she could turn out that wonderful. The movie itself is all one clever idea with very mediocre dialogue, flat jokes and lacking any surprises.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny Political Parody, June 23, 2010

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W. Easley "Opa" (Colorado Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swing Vote (DVD)

"Swing Vote" is a delightful parody of the American political system. If the viewer can put aside their credulity - their sense of the logical - this film can be humorous and generally entertaining.

Kevin Costner plays the part of Bud Johnson, a man who mostly drifts mentally, and
simply does not care about politics and current affairs. Bud is sort of a poor man's playboy.

Bud has a daughter Molly, played by Madeline Carroll, who is smart, peppy, and knows much about American government and politics. Molly is a pre-teen who has a serious sense of public responsibility. Molly cares for her wayward father since her mother left when she was very young.

A Presidential election occurs and, Molly sneaks into the voting booth and signs a voter card for her father after he fails to arrive at the voting station before closing time.
Then, when the election results are counted they yield a perfect tie with one unfinished ballot that did not vote for the federal offices due to a power outage. The one vote to break the tie has Bud's name on it. He, alone, will determine the next president.

When the news becomes public, news media, lobbyists, politicians, and curious voters descend on Bud's home town like a plague of locust. Into that mess, both Precedential candidates and their staff come to seek an audience with Bud to get his vote.

The scenes are a riot. Pressure groups and politicians come prepared to offer Bud anything he desires in exchange for his vote. The interaction of the many organizations is very funny and educational. This part of the film is a must see for anyone interested in politics .

I highly recommend "Swing Vote". It is a fun movie.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 90 minutes of yawns followed by an OK speech, May 24, 2009

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T. Johnson (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swing Vote (DVD)

I fell asleep a couple times during this movie because it was so boring. Kevin Costner's acting was less than stellar. The girl was OK but the movie was too boring for me to care. It all felt completely contrived. There was no depth to anything in the movie either, except for the final speech which was the only 2 minutes of the movie worth watching.

Really the whole message of that speech is that Americans (yes Kevin represents most of us) are lazy, ignorant, selfish people who deserve the politicians that we put in office with our ignorance and falling for their manipulative advertisements. After I gave it a little thought, I find this highly offensive.

Regardless, the movie was boring, bland, predictable, and I wish I had not wasted my time watching it. It's not HORRIBLE it's just not good.