View Date: 10/27/09
This movie describes what could happen if the election for American president came down to a single vote. Kevin Costner stars as an essentially worthless man who, while he loves his daughter, is not a very good parent. He has drunken tendencies, which caused him to miss events his daughter found important. Abigail Breslin played his put-upon daughter. It is a combination of the two of them that leads him to be the deciding vote in the election. The presidential candidates were portrayed by Dennis Hopper and Kelsey Grammar, who wind up doing anything they have to to gain the needed vote.
I expected this movie to be cute, but this was better than I thought it would be. I really like it when Kevin Costner is not trying to make an epic movie and sticks with comedy. While he played a schlub in this one, I could see some similarities with his characters in Bull Durham and Tin Cup, my two favorite Costner movies. The ending was routine in that a lesson was learned and relationships changed. However, it also left you wanting more because it didn't necessarily answer all of the viewers' questions.
10 words or less: Give this a chance. You might like it.
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