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'Stealing America': Another Uplifting Tale on the Death of Democracynew

Stealing America documents what many people think happened the last few electoral contests. Namely, that the bedrock of American democracy was undermined by voting machines that have no system of checks and balances, no audit trail and no accountability whatsoever.
Dig Boston  |  David Day  |  09-03-2008  |  Reviews

Kevin Costner Returns in a Heartfelt Film that Satirizes the Electoral Processnew

Like Warren Beatty's Bulworth, Swing Vote examines the electoral process as a personal one.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  07-31-2008  |  Reviews

'Swing Vote' Isn't Exactly a Terrible Movienew

Stern maintains a nice pace throughout what should be an intolerable two-hour parody of ancient history, and the dialogue and set pieces are never quite as dumb as Bud, with one running gag involving the candidates' ads escalating to a hilarious pro-life spot. But even if it weren't tiring to imagine it’s 2000 all over again, does anyone right now really want to sit through the campaigning, scheming, and dissecting of fictional candidates when we're drowning in the minutiae of real ones?
Washington City Paper  |  Tricia Olszewski  |  07-31-2008  |  Reviews

Likeable Kevin Costner Fields Dreams in 'Swing Vote'new

After saving the human race in Waterworld and restoring America's sense of hope in The Postman, Costner is once again the most important man in the free world.
NOW Magazine  |  Norman Wilner  |  07-07-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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