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Movie Reviews of Recount
Movie Review: educational, funny and shows the flaws in our government
Summary: 4 Stars
we watched this in our government class this semester. i may have been too young in 2000 to fully understand what was going on, but i think this film showed an accurate re telling of what happened. and laura dern was hilarious as secretary of state katherine harris! i think everyone should watch this, regardless of what side you were on!Movie Review: should be rated R
Summary: 4 Stars
Recount was an interesting movie, however, there should have been a rating on it as the "f" word was used repeatedly in it. The movie itself helps one to see that justice can still be manipulated even at its highest level where one would think that fair treatment would be more likely to happen.Movie Review: Interesting But Getting Old
Summary: 3 Stars
Surprisingly entertaining but ultimately not very topical anymore (the two sides have stayed pretty much unchanged since the 2000 Presidential election debacle in Florida), RECOUNT is engaging thanks to the powerful performances of some high-caliber actors.
Kevin Spacey (Superman Returns) leads the way as attorney Ron Klain. Pulled into the legal quagmire of Al Gore's attempt to get a recount done in Florida after several irregularities popped up, Spacey is easy to watch and makes the viewer feel at home with the character/man.
By his side is the foul-mouthed but implacable Michael Whooley (Dennis Leary, Ice Age 2) who fights tooth-and-nail to try and get the recount started, too, but is hamstrung by idiots within the Democratic Party and a surprise ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (did you know that they basically elected George Bush?). Tom Wilkinson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) hits the other side of the tables (i.e., the Republicans) as James Baker. Crafty and wise, Baker gets ahead of the game and wins for his side thanks to some unique legal maneuvers.
I would be remiss, however, if I didn't give some serious kudos to Laura Dern who played the role of Katherine Harris, the former Secretary of State of Florida. Winning a surprising Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actress in a made-for-TV film, Dern's Harris was absolutely flawless. Her self-absorbed persona mixed with her powerful position made me shiver, which was exactly what I should've been doing.
The sad part is that with a few more dollars I think this film could've been upgraded from `made-for-TV' and had a decent showing at cinemas. But we have what we have. It's an interesting run at a nine-year-old subject, and it still eats at me, but it didn't deliver anything I didn't already know ...and loathe.
Movie Review: Democracy at work?
Summary: 3 Stars
Recount is a dramatization of what went on behind the scenes during the 2000 presidential election. The movie follows the voting process as it played out in Florida, which turned out to be the deciding state in selecting George W. Bush as president. The film stars an impressive lineup of actors, including Kevin Spacey, Dennis Leary, Laura Dern, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., and Tom Wilkinson.
Though I thought the movie was weighted heavily towards the Democrat point of view, it really did make me think alot about how elections are decided, how control/power is obtained, and what people are capable of when the stakes are really high. Shivers.
Performances were uniformly good, I thought. Laura Dern seems to almost channel Katherine Harris, and all the other members of this ensemble cast are very strong. I particularly enjoyed Tom Wilkinson, because he brought a layered version of James Baker (lawyer for the Bush/Republican interests) to the red side of the movie.
Also, Dave Grusin's haunting, vaguely unsettling piano score for the film was one of its primary triumphs. It captured the mood of the picture perfectly, and its spare strains added soooo much to the scenes in which they were used.
Movie Review: Spacey Recounting of the 2000 Election
Summary: 3 Stars
i remember a lot of details about the 2000 election (it wasn't that long ago after all). i remember going to bed that night with all the networks saying Bush was President only to take up in the morning and to find out everything had changed.
i enjoy history and politics so was interested in this movie. it does a great job going over all the issues. it certainly leans in favor of one party over the other. one party is valiant and brave, the other cunning and cheap. but hey, when it comes to politics, that's how it goes i guess. after all, this is an election year.