Sadly Over-hyped

Memorable, crazy movie

Instant Favorite.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Fun movie. Just don't think about the impossibilities. Secret Service breaking the law to hide the switch after the stroke. Doing it for an affair is one thing, making Dave President is another. All the staff who kept the switch secret. Too many people involved to keep it quiet. Doubles are not exactly alike, except in movies, TV, or books. In President's Cabinet scene where Dave is restoring money for homeless shelters, he is breaking the Constitution. Presidents can't just move money around at will since each department has its own appropriation. Congress would have to vote to rescind money from one department's appropriation and vote a supplemental appropriation to the gaining department. This would normally take months.

From The Director of Ghostbusters I & II, Kindergarten Cop, Twins and Junior and if that didn't sold you at first then i don't know what it will cause this movie was amazing. I'm not the biggest fan of Kevin Kline or movies about politics but this was a great film both funny and a little bit sad. The movie has a pack of talented actors such as Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Frank Langella and some great cameos from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno, Oliver Stone and Larry King. If you love this kind of movies and Ivan Reitman films in general then this is another hit from a great director and filmmaker.

Dave is a political comedy about a man who was asked to stand-in for the President of the United States after the latter suffered a stroke that left him incapacitated. It features Kevin Kline in the title role together with a talented supporting cast led by Sigourney Weaver,Frank Langella,Charles Grodin,Kevin Dunn and Ben Kingsley.Dave Kovic runs an employment agency and he also possesses a striking resemblance to the current President of the United States,Bill Mitchell.One day,he gets a call from the Secret Service and was asked to stand in for the President.Too bad that a day's work was extended after President Mitchell suffered a stroke that left him in coma.Too avoid major repercussions in the White House,Dave was asked to extend his day's work into a month's work that leads to unforeseen consequences and surprising results that the President has made especially in helping the poor and fighting the corrupt system imposed in the government.This is definitely a charming film that everyone would definitely enjoy.It was Capra-esque as we get to see the theme of an ordinary person fight against a superior evil forces imposed in a system.Added to that,one would definitely enjoy Kevin Kline's performance as it was full of authenticity and charm that one would simply enjoy Dave as a person.Aside from that,the lampooning of the political system was definitely enjoyable and laughable especially for viewers who hate corrupt people in the government.No wonder even former President Bill Clinton enjoyed it a lot.Despite its predictability and Dave being portrayed as a subtle liberal that may offend conservatives,it was still a movie to delight with for many years to come especially now when Americans are experiencing economic difficulties due to the deficiencies of the current government.

President Bill Mitchell (Kevin Kline) is a hard man who has a disgruntle relationship with his wife Ellen (Sigourney Weaver). Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) runs a temp agency who also does impersonations of the president. The secret service hires him as the president's double. When the president falls into a coma while sleeping with his assistant (Laura Linney), his chief of staff Bob Alexander (Frank Langella) devises a scheme to replace the president with Dave in a bigger plan to get the presidency for himself.Director Ivan Reitman has made a charming little rom-com with the presidency. This was when politics still had some likability, and naivety. I doubt this movie would work quite as easily today. Kevin Kline is that charming nice guy who is also gullible enough. There are hurdles of believability to overcome, but it has that Capra feeling to it. It's a political fantasy that works.