From All Movie Guide: Anyone with a basic understanding of election procedures knows that the American presidency can't be decided by a single voter; even if one county is tied, as in Swing Vote, it's the statewide popular count that determines which candidate receives the electoral votes (see Florida, 2000). But Joshua Michael Stern's film isn't going for plausibility. It's a full-on satire, taking literally the idea that every vote counts, and whatever prejudices Kevin Costner may inspire in a viewer, they don't prevent Stern's script (co-written with Jason Richman) from hitting some bull's-eyes. Politicians have always been accused of changing their positions as a means of pandering to an ever-changing base, but when that base is a single voter, it inspires a number of funny send-ups of political advertising -- like the Republican candidate (Kelsey Grammer) appearing alongside gay soldiers marrying, or the Democrat (Dennis Hopper) showing up on a playground where children are being zapped out of existenc...

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