Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

dsmith-25000 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.

George Wright If you're looking for a good escapist, feel-good movie that will charm you and leave a smile on your face, this is it. Often, that's what I crave in a movie and this one really hits the spot. Kevin Kline is an extraordinary "ordinary guy" who finds himself catapulted into a major role, none other than President of the United States, when the President's chief handlers discover he's a dead ringer for the man in the top job, who suddenly becomes incapacitated. The arrogant and malevolent Chief of Staff, played by the Frank Langella, has ideological differences with the Vice President and decides to pull the rug on him so he cons the American people, including the Congress and the press corps, into accepting a lookalike who he can control. Or so he thinks. At first, the trick seems to work but it works too well. The new man in the Oval Office has great talent as an actor, a great sense of humour and enormous people skills. Just what people want in a president. However, he has the courage to follow his good instincts. When the chief of staff tries to railroad him into blocking legislation from Congress for programs he likes, he calls in his best friend and number cruncher played by Charles Grodin to work out a way of finding money to fund homeless shelters, including one he had just visited. Deciding to do things his own way leads to a huge conflict, which plays out in highly amusing and often heartwarming ways. Sigourney Weaver, the estranged First Lady of the ex-President finds she has much in common with the new man in charge, which leads to some interesting complications. I've always liked this leading lady and she plays the role to a tee. There are on screen appearances by Arnold Schwartzenager and veteran press corps member Helen Thomas. We also see cutaways to Tip O'Neill, Speaker of the House, being interviewed on the street; also Oliver Stone talking to Larry King, as on a the real Larry King Live talk show, saying the whole thing is a conspiracy. Clever script and editing! I like movies that have something to say but also ones that are great at entertaining and this one fits the bill.

AaronCapenBanner Ivan Reitman directed this winning comedy that stars Kevin Kline as Dave, a temp agency manager who just so happens to be a dead ringer for the President. One day, after impersonating the President at a luncheon, he finds himself stuck in the part after the real President has a stroke while having an affair with an aide... In order to avoid scandal(and save his career) White House Chief Of Staff Bob Alexander(played by Frank Langella) persuades Dave to continue the impersonation, but doesn't count on Dave enjoying his new "job", and becoming quite popular with the public as a result of his new policies! Of course, this can't last forever, and a plan is put forward to save the situation, and stop Bob. Sigourney Weaver plays the First Lady, and Ben Kingsley plays the Vice President. Charming and funny film turns its far-fetched premise to its advantage, and result is most appealing.

secondtake Dave (1993)A hilarious wishful movie about what we really want our president to be. Kevin Kline is perfect in the role--both roles--a little goofy but totally believable. The rest of the cast doesn't much matter. They are decent if never amazing. It's a lightweight movie and to demand much beyond the gags and feel good qualities isn't fair to it.Does it hold up twenty years after it was made? Oddly, yes. You might not even notice it's a bit outdated on the fringes. Politics in some ways has not changed a bit. And the idea of body doubles for the U.S. President is still in currency (see "Vantage Point" for starters). Of course the notion of a secretive government that might pull of a huge scam isn't far-fetched at all (except of course that you hope it actually is far-fetched outside of Hollywood--see "Wag the Dog" for starters).There is also the use of lots of real people to bolster the idea that it's real, or could be real. Some are identified (senators and other celebrities from the era) so if you don't recognize them you should at least trust that these people are not actors. But there are a number (like 20 or 30) of other "real" people playing themselves, including Oliver Stone. In case you don't know him, Stone is being interviewed on Larry King Live (with the real Larry King) and he says that they've studied photos of the "new" president and that it's a conspiracy. This is really one of the many little hilarious lines because Stone, of course, is famous for hatching or nurturing conspiracy theories for his movies. His "JFK" came out just two years earlier.The other fun one most people will miss (and this dates me) is running into an unidentified Tip O'Neill on the streets. He was the real speaker of the house, and it's a great little three seconds. He dies the following year.Okay, the movie isn't brilliant. But it never gets stale, and it's well made enough to survive even a curmudgeon without popcorn. It'll make you laugh.