Very disappointed :(

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

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.

In what is shaping up to be a long, long, next three months and a few days, everyone should watch (or rewatch!) this movie to remember, if we can, what we hope our President can be. This is a movie about a temp-agency owner who is recruited to be the President of the United States. Yet, in his final speech, fake-President Dave hits the nail on the head: that he was hired by (then) 250 million people to make their lives a little bit better. And it's a "temp job", at that. No truer words have ever been spoken, and I've always thought it was ironic that the man who brought us Ghostbusters was responsible for some of the best political observations ever.

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.