Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Dreadful acting. A thinly veiled attempt to slam those on the left side of the aisle.Women are subjugated and revolve around men. Tom Selleck shows his acting range from A to B.

Tom Selleck is just perfect as the governor who is chosen as Democratic nominee for president. Laura Linney is equally perfect, as his smart, energetic, workaholic campaign manager. The movie runs along nicely and sets us up for a good dramatic conclusion, but to me fumbled on the three-yard-line, and finished up as just an average movie, somewhat of a let-down after the fine build-up.some SPOILERS follow, don't read further unless you've seen the movie.The presidential nomination is boosted along by hard-edge politicians who offer Selleck a large sum of money with the understanding that he will be in their pocket. On the verge of choosing their man as VP running mate, he fires Linney. But at the last minute, he rejects all that and chooses the man that he should have in the first place. The disappointed politicians vow to block his favored legislation. To me, the ending just fell flat, and spoiled a fine build-up over the first 75 minutes or so. He did the right thing, but it just didn't have any passion connected with it. The median IMDb rating of 6 is about right.

This is a "Robert Kennedy" movie. It portrays things as they aren't and asks "Why not?"Witty and topical, it reminds me of the somewhat superior "Barbarians at the Gate". It not "The Candidate" either, but it entertains effortlessly. If the ending is predictable, it is also emotionally satisfying.The biggest surprise is the degree of language and nudity in a commercial cable movie. We get not one, but two lingering views of Teri Hatcher's backside. Even NYPD Blue hasn't shown this much skin for such long shots.

I enjoyed this movie. It was very reminiscent of the Clinton administration. While the presidential hopeful in this movie turns out to be a decent guy and makes for a happy ending, it makes the movie somewhat unrealistic. While it may fall short on realistically portraying the typical presidential candidate, Running Mates does a good job of portraying the media hoopla candidates receive and the behind-the-scenes work it takes to make the man.