Roach gets a lot of suspenseful mileage out of these ping-ponging reversals of fortune.
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05/27/08
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Recount (2008)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:13
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.4/10
Synopsis: An all-star cast heads this gripping look at the 2000 presidential election and its aftermath. Hanging chads, uncounted votes, and a controversial Supreme Court decision elected President George W.... [More]
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1 - 18 (sorted by critic A-Z)
Recount, an efficient and relentless enactment of the strategists on both sides of the Florida controversy, shows an accident that was waiting to happen.
05/27/08
Top CriticThe movie offers easy targets and conclusions.
05/27/08
Butterfly ballots and hanging chads become the stuff of great political intrigue.
05/27/08
Top CriticThe movie doesn't embrace its potential for farce, for suspense, or for outrage. Ultimately, the filmmakers could have punched a little harder.
05/27/08
Top CriticA fleet-footed, conversational study of potentially very dry material well-covered by the media of the day.
06/05/08
Though depressing as a reminder of how George W. Bush's presidency was won by the concerted efforts of numerous Republican interests more or less working independently of each other, it's also a screechy example of liberal Hollywood condescension.
05/27/08
It's impossible to overstate the excellent casting here.
05/27/08
Top CriticIn the end, spin wins out over substance, just as it does in every modern American fairy tale.
05/27/08
Top CriticA splendid cast mostly just sits around watching the bad news on television, dutiful to the letter of Danny Strong’s conscientious script yet insufficiently roused to righteous spirit even as, before their eyes, our republic gets banana’d.
05/27/08
Top CriticSmart, star-studded and anchored by another fine-tuned performance from Kevin Spacey.
05/27/08
Top CriticA second HBO movie has made its mark of excellence on TV. Recount probably would die at the box office in movie theaters, but it prevails on television. It's a hard sell.
02/01/09
It grovels for the approval of political junkies while flaunting the shallowest interest in politics, and everything flows from there in the most silly fashion.
05/27/08
I think it’s one of the best movies of the year.
05/27/08
Top CriticAn electrifying slapstick tragedy about a mad moment in American politics, a moment that must never happen again but easily could.
05/27/08
Top CriticAn astute and deliciously engrossing film.
05/27/08
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06/04/08
Esquemático a ponto de mergulhar a narrative em um tom burocrático, merece créditos pela atuação de Spacey, Dern e Begley Jr., representando também uma bem-vinda (ainda que não totalmente bem-sucedida) mudança de rumo na carreira de Roach.
07/10/08
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