Kevin Costner's B movie, "Swing Voter" is amusing. It's about a bizarre situation where the presidential election comes down to being decided by one guy, the Costner character (a total slacker). Not surprisingly, it portrays the political system as venal. (Gee, how could it be anything else?) The best parts are the political ads, especially the "pro-life" one. (Stanley Tucci's role as the GOP campaign manger is great: he combines Karl Rove with Dick Cheney.) The big nightmare of the movie is that the choice for president is between Kelsey Grammar and Dennis Hopper!
Spoiler alert: STOP READING NOW if you want to avoid having the end spoiled. It's not a very political movie (as I define that term). The best statement comes at the very end, where Costner reads a letter from a poor person asking "if this is the richest country in the world, how come some of us can't afford to live here?" -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
