Swing Vote, like Costner's protagonist, is too benign to go for the jugular and settles instead for tickling us gently in the ribs.

Full Review | Nov 13, 2020

Madeline Carroll offers one of 2008's best performances by a young actress in a film not featuring Abigail Breslin.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 24, 2020

Costner himself believes that Swing Vote echoes the emotion and sentiments of Bull Durham and Field of Dreams. I have to agree. So, come August 1, cast your vote for Swing Vote. It's a winner!

Full Review | Nov 15, 2019

What keeps Swing Vote from being good isn't politics, it's lazy plot devices.

Full Review | Oct 11, 2018

It's impossible to resist such a massive onslaught of resources, music, and transparent narrative shortcuts meant to persuade you to exercise your right to vote.

Full Review | Aug 21, 2017

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Swing Vote has its moments, especially when Grammer or Hopper are around, but it's trying to do too much ... there's so many ideas floating around in there, it all ends up being very shallow.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10 | Apr 1, 2011

People like to make fun of Kevin Costner, and sometimes he deserves it. But when he gets his laid-back, rascally mojo going, he can become a most agreeable screen companion for a couple of hours

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 24, 2009

Swing Vote seems to be suggesting that the voter deserves a better class of candidate; allow me to suggest that the viewer deserves a better class of film.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 30, 2009

...a thoroughly affable piece of work that makes up in easy-going entertainment what it lacks in plausibility.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 18, 2009

It's a predictable, feel-good fantasy in the mould of a political satire and the result is a good one.

Full Review | Mar 5, 2009

Swing Vote suggests that a few hours of cramming is enough--our brief run-in with Palin confirms that it's not.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/4 | Jan 14, 2009

Goes for cheap laughs with its politics, but wins back at least some respect when it presents its central characters as real people and their issues as immune to instant cure.

Full Review | Original Score: 66/100 | Jan 6, 2009

I's unclear how we're supposed to respond.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 18, 2008

It's a sentiment Capra might well have echoed, though he would surely have punched up the gags while he was at it.

Full Review | Oct 18, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 18, 2008

A film that never seems entirely sure of what it's really about.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 18, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 18, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Oct 18, 2008

Costner does what he can with a role that is described as lovable, but I didn't find him so. Bud's a loser, nearly a bum, and even the expected turn-around didn't ring true for me.

Full Review | Oct 18, 2008