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(1 - 23) of 23 OFCS Rating: 30% Rotten Page   1   "The "wow" factor in 'Swing Vote' is Madeline Carroll's impressive screen presence. She's a power to be reckoned with, so watch your back, Abigail Breslin!"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 1/4 "A Shirley Temple movie camouflaged as political Capra-corn."   Slant Magazine   Bill Weber D "A deathly uneven, woefully unfunny attempt at a political comedy/statement from an emphatically nondescript filmmaker and an overexcited Kevin Costner is not the proper vessel for change."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 4/10 "Swing Vote's satire is consistently unsurprising, even if it's warranted."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/5 "It's as if Stern were asked to make one of three films, but made the mistake of choosing 'All of the Above' instead."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2/5 "It's the sort of bite-less parody that sticks to safe punchlines and goes out of its way to insult no one. You know, like a JibJab cartoon."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 2/4 "Tonally and thematically all over the place. It's a political satire that is too soft and yet too cynical. It's a familial drama that wishes to tug at the heartstrings, but is done in by cloying prefabrication."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C+ "I wanted to like it, and I liked many things about it, but man, slicing off about 20 minutes and three subplots would sure improve it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "Even Frank himself would blanch at this serving of stale, sodden Capracorn."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "A mediocre Hollywood movie with a trite message about civic responsibility."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Swing Vote is more subtle and insightful than the dumbed-down comedy the marketing campaign would have us believe it to be."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Swing Vote isn't going to be remembered as the best political comedy of our time, but it's not a bad showcase for Costner, and its heart and brain are both in something close to the right place."   Cinematical   James Rocchi D+ "This is one film that Larry the Cable Guy could have improved in the leading role."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr C+ "The picture's message is admirable and young Madeline Carroll exhibits real acting chops, but the film itself is overlong, horrendously lit, cliched and heavy handed."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 1.5/4 "Ostensibly a political satire with a heart of mush, Joshua Michael Stern hopelessly muddled film cries out for the firm hand of either a dyed-in-the-wool cynic like Billy Wilder."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[Y]ou almost want to hug Swing Vote... it's so cute in how it thinks... that one-man-one-vote really is something akin to, well, maybe nine innings of baseball on a glorious summer's day."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "A surprisingly funny and astute satire of the two-party political system."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "Kevin Costner the producer severely underestimates the ability of Kevin Costner the actor to win over the audience in this tepid satire of electoral politics."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 4/5 " It almost manages to restore (at least temporarily) one's faith in both the democratic process and Kevin Costner's career."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2/5 "spends two hours demeaning the hillbilly cowpokes of flyover country, then reminds us just how powerful they can be in a general election"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell "Stern and his lead actor do manage to pull it all together at the end."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "Despite its disturbing inconsistencies, this gently satirical, Frank Capra-esque riff on the political process is a melodramatic civics lesson."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 2/5 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick  (1 - 23) of 23 OFCS Rating: 30% Rotten Page   1