Comments on: Swing Vote: An Election-Themed ‘Comedy’

By: Patrick1

Patrick1 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:01:34 +0000

Any movie that debuts in August is going to be a dog. I wish Costner would make TinCup II instead.

By: Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:13:50 +0000

I’m glad to have come across this review and the post about ‘The Great Man Votes,’ which I had forgotten about. The review at National Review puzzled me, and I’m glad someone has confirmed my suspicions about the movie before I wasted money on it. As to Kyle’s inability to see films he actually likes, I think that that’s more Hollywood’s problem than Kyle’s.

By: OmegaPaladin

OmegaPaladin — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:12:52 +0000

Really, Kyle, do you just have movie critic bias or something? Does it have to be an art film to be enjoyable for you?

I find that I read your columns less to get a recommendation, but to see if there are films you actually like.

By: Beej

Beej — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:29:13 +0000

It seems Kyle can’t review any movie without injecting politics.

It must be true. He took a movie called Swing Vote which was based on an election and he INJECTED POLITICS.

Shame, shame Mr. Smith. Snort.

By: Javelin

Javelin — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:33:47 +0000

it’s only a movie, not the template for life! Just a movie, a dumb movie aimed the great unwashed, who are no worse than the anti-intellectual robots who infest blogs like this.

By: Dan Irving

Dan Irving — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:24:31 +0000

I like John’s review at Powerline much better:

I saw Swing Vote with my wife and our 11-year-old daughter. We all enjoyed it. There is enough rough language to make the movie inappropriate for most children, but conservatives shouldn’t avoid it. If you’re hypersensitive, you may note that Molly seems to be a liberal and the idea that the federal government should do something to “help people” underlies much of the film’s dialogue. On the other hand, it’s obvious that the Republican Kelsey Grammer would clobber the Democrat Dennis Hopper in any election. On balance, it’s a fair movie that skewers both parties and lampoons the pandering that goes on in every campaign. The message of civic responsibility is legitimately a neutral one, and nothing for conservatives to avoid.

It seems Kyle can’t review any movie without injecting politics. I wonder what he’d do to Scooby-Doo or The Apple Dumpling Gang …

By: Richard Gottlieb

Richard Gottlieb — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:04:18 +0000

A lot of time has passed since the original of this film hit the silver screens, but this is a copy of a little known John Barrymore film, “The Great Man Votes.”
The plot, much of the dialogue and the theme apparently were taken from the original shich was far superior for its acting, timeliness (the depression era) and originality.

By: Review: “Swing Vote” | KyleSmithOnline.com

Review: “Swing Vote” | KyleSmithOnline.com — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:51:24 +0000

[...] some soft pillowy bromides about how everyone has big ol’ American principles. My review is here. Kudos, again, to Budweiser, for the most deranged fit of product placement since Miller sponsored [...]