If you've already seen The Dark Knight five times and are looking for something else to occupy your time, you might want to take a look at Swing Vote this weekend. 

It looks like Swing Vote is getting mixed reviews from the critics mostly due to it being too lightweight on the political satire side.  At least it sounds like it's a cute movie to see the relationship between Kevin Costner and his on-screen daughter.  Here's a sampling of reviews from around the net.

- Swing Vote lopes along and is best taken as a tale of a father and a daughter coming through a rough patch to a better place, rather than anything to do with real-world politics. --  Chicago Tribune

- One minute you're laughing at its sendup of the political process, and the next you're stricken by the sorry state of the sweet and brainy protagonist's family. -- USA Today

- As often happens with politics, even as Swing Vote entertains, it leaves us feeling like we've been subjected to some slick manipulation and worse, left with promises unfulfilled. -- Toronto Star

- Swing Vote captures the spirit of an election year when many once-apathetic Americans are keenly interested in the outcome. We have met the enemy and he is us. But so is the hero. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

With The Dark Knight sweeping the box offices and setting new records every weekend, it's easy to overlook the new movies opening this Friday.

However, Walt Disney and Mr. Kevin Costner would appreciate that you at least give Swing Vote a look.

This unlikely political satire stars Kevin Coster as Bud Johnson, an average American joe, who's left to decide the next American President when the vote comes down to just one man. It's up to the current President and Repubilcan candidate, Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and the Democratic candidate, Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper), to woo over Bud Johnson.

Sounds cheesy and unlikely, sure. But check out the Swing Vote trailer and view the following movie stills to see if this movie is for you.

We'll be sure and post movie reviews for you read before you spend your potential gas money on this movie.

Before you go to the polls to choose between John McCain and Barack Obama, get a laugh out of the political process by seeing Swing Vote.

At least that's how producers of this Kevin Costner comedy want you to think. Check out the movie's trailer now and see if it apears worth your time:

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