Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Mark-87-156759 Last night turned on the TV and the 1993 movie "Dave" happened to be playing.What a great movie!If every President was like the person played by Kevin Kline, we would be in beautiful shape.Sigourney Weaver plays a moving role as the real President's wife, as well as the villain Frank Langella, the White House Chief of Staff. And Ving Rhames is perfect as the stiff Duane Stevenson, the President's personal Secret Service man, who ends up with an impressive comment at the end.After seeing some of the absurd, horrible, and depressing movies that Hollywood has recently dumped on the American people, this flashback to 1993 was a welcome relief.Take note, Hollywood, it is okay to have a feel-good movie with a positive ending!

Desertman84 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.

Geoffrey DeLeons Historically, I have been very critical of movies that contain events that are logically impossible. Because of the charm, wit and kind heart of this picture, I am willing to dismiss any and all elements that may seem more-than-unlikely in Dave. This is how much I think of this film.I was introduced to Kevin Kline two years prior, in the excellent romp Soapdish, and to Sigourney Weaver five years prior, in Gorillas In The Mist. Both thespians became favorites because of these movies.Charles Grodin is my favorite straight man, and I laughed out loud at his scenes. I have been a fan of his since 1987's Ishtar. Kingsley is an actor capable of great depth, and I admired the restraint of great emotion he displayed as V.P.It was great to see Helen Thomas. We all miss her.Although Dave is mostly light-hearted and enjoyable, there is a serious aspect to it: It portrays the seedy underside of D.C. politics, in particular, those of the executive branch: Can chiefs-of-staff, prominent aides-de-camp or lobbyists for "foreign" governments really run the show, with the president being just a figure-head? Could a coup take place by events similar to those in Dave?Not exactly, but it is worth thinking about.The scene where Klein (as the president) sits and talks with a boy in a homeless shelter was excellent, as was Weaver's well-reserved show of support for it.The ending is ingenious and unexpected. Brilliant.Dave is entertaining-yet-inspiring. It is both frightening in its implications and emboldening in the moral capacity and expression there-of shown not only by the pseudo-president, but by most of those in his closest circle.I think we need something like the events depicted in Dave to happen in real-life. Then again, if we somehow found ourselves in the graces of a moral president, he or she would probably find themself immobilized or worse by pervasive greed, corruption and decay. The movie Dave shows us that there is always hope. Just don't let the light go out.

Rich Wright *There is a circle of ten people sitting in chairs in a draughty village hall, but one is empty. I stroll in, making sure I haven't been followed and take a seat. I link arms with my fellow members. I'm the last to speak, so I stand up, clear my throat.... And after a moment's hesitation, say the following*"Now I can be a nasty little cynic at the best of times, but when this lovable piece of fluff called Dave crops up on TV (even at 3 in the morning, natch) I have to tune in. Why? Because it is the filmic equivalent of eating a Crunchie on a Friday, that warm blast of hot air when you enter a shop on a cold day, listening to your Rice Krispies snap, crackle and pop... You get the picture. There's something about it that gives you hope... That even when humanity reaches it's lowest ebb and is run by scum-sucking parasites... that one selfless man can come around and change everything. It espouses simple pleasures, radiates genuine warmth and when it's over, you feel the world isn't quite such a bad place anymore. I know I'm rambling, but I don't care. My name is Mr Wright and this movie is my answer to phoning the Samaritans, taking an overdose or running under a steam roller " *Sits down, rest of support group give rousing round of applause and pats on the back, a chap hands out leaflets saying when the next meeting is...* 9/10