"Swing Vote" hits theaters Friday. I know, I know, it's a Kevin Costner non-sports movie, but it could be decent. Of course, it could be awful. All depends on your point of view and whatever external things you've got running through your head when you see it.
But it is a political comedy, which in my world, is amusing. And what with the DNC coming up soon (hint: Pet Rock might be there in Denver) and that whole big November election thing, it seems like the right time for Top 5 Thursday to count down our favorite political comedy movies.
5) Dick
A pair of ditzy teenage girls, played by Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams, become Nixon's official White house dog walkers and subsequently the "Deep Throat" sources for Woodward and Bernstein in the Watergate scandal.
4) Head of State
Not the best work from Chris Rock, but still funny enough to make the cut, ya heard!
3) Election
Sure, this movie was set in a high school, but don't get confused. Reese Witherspoon manipulates the world around her to try and win the student body president election. This movie is hilarious in every direction.
2) Wag the Dog
Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman on the same screen. Bold. And they conspire to create a fictitious war against longtime archenemy Albania. Witty, smart satire throughout.
1) Spies Like Us
Let me get this straight: It's got Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd at the height of their comedic genius going into Pakistan to sneak into the Soviet Union and steal their nuclear missile at the zenith of the Cold War? Yes it does.
Comments (2)
Have you ever seen a little film called Bulworth!!! Come on. Head of State, are you kidding me. The worst part is that is Chris Rock's best performance off stage.
Where is Dr. Strangelove?????