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why would anyone go see this ?

it would require at least one Franklin to get me in to see this crap...

Posted by michael strangeways | August 5, 2008 4:29 PM
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tell us the plot at least.

Posted by PC | August 5, 2008 4:47 PM
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Kevin Costner? Oh, Annie!

Posted by fluteprof | August 5, 2008 5:01 PM
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Does Josh Feit exist?

Posted by Cookie W. Monster | August 5, 2008 6:01 PM
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I thought it was cute. The little girl gives a pretty great child performance, Costner is always best when he's "goofy Kev" instead of "taciturn Mr. Costner", and I thought they almost pulled off making the circumstances believable. And the campaign commercials were hysterical.

And yes, I DID like the New Mexico locations.

Posted by Yogi | August 5, 2008 6:44 PM
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seriously!! this looks like something i'd beg to not be on during a long flight to chicago.
civic duty? whatever-
i dont need the guy who threw away millions of dollars on movies about futuristic mailmen and an amphibious road warrior to convince me to do something about our economy.

cant we just put this forgetful and poorly made movie out to pasture with dignity, only to pop up at unbearably long family thanksgivings at your aunts house?

Posted by princess | August 5, 2008 11:43 PM
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Ah, Costner's awful rendition of The Postman - I had hoped we had put that behind us. :( That's another great David Brin novel and there's a nice/revealing essay by him about the Costnerization here:
* http://davidbrin.com/postmanmovie.html

Posted by zachd | August 6, 2008 7:55 AM
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Costner and the little girl were the only truly great parts of the movie. It bugged me that the filmmakers created a political satire with no satire. It seemed like they were so scared of ticking off both political parties that they straddled the fence.

Instead of sharp humor, they lobbed Nerf ball-soft jokes. Look! The Republican is acting like a tree-hugger and the Democrat is pretending to be pro-life! Isn't that crazy?!

It's not completely terrible, though. Check it out on cable in a couple of years if it's raining outside.

Posted by Georgia Guy | August 6, 2008 7:56 AM
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So, scoring from home: Everyone who saw it thought it was likable enough, and everyone who didn't see it is mocking me. Thanks for playing!

Posted by annie | August 6, 2008 11:12 AM
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just saw it, out of curiosity, annie.

it is a bad movie.

Posted by princess | August 6, 2008 8:35 PM
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I did enjoy the movie. The crowd I saw it with loved the campaign ads- especially the playground one and the illegal immigrants. For me the cast was the draw and I thought they delivered, especially the candidates (Denis Hopper and Kelsey Grammer) and the daughter, who showed an amazing range throughout the movie.

Posted by Jo Rita | August 7, 2008 7:08 AM

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