Been a long couple of weeks.  Went on business travel at the end of the month, got home and was pretty much wiped, which meant an entire weekend spent pretty much asleep in my bed.  Kinda funny, my internal voice was having an argument with my conscience over whether or not to get up and be motivated.   Found my way out of the house a couple of times, but it was too bleepin’ hot, so the “crawl back in bed” voice won.

This, much to the chagrin of my lawn which desperately needs my attention..

… Anyway, went to see the new movie “Swing Vote” this weekend..  You know, the new “Kevin Costner has a message about politics” movie?  Well, despite the potential to be heavy handed and left-coasty, I have to say that it was really a good movie to watch and while lots of messages were presented, none of them seem to be aimed at the viewer and more at the politicians and media, which I’m ok with skewing…

As for the rest, Kelsey Grammar and Dennis Hopper were GREAT as the respective incumbent and challenger hopeful who went out of their way to pander to Bud Johnson, Costner’s “below average, recently unemployed, beer guzzling, every-guy-with-a-heart”.

To me, the real standout of the entire movie was Molly Johnson, Bud’s 12 year old, politically conscious daughter, supremely played by Madeline Carroll who — according to the IMDB — has been acting about as long as she’s been able to talk coherently.  Well done Ms. Carroll.   Well done.

Are there any surprises in this movie?  Nah.  It’s exactly what you’d expect from Costner and crew, but it is well done, and surprisingly fun to watch.  Sort of like the same guilty pleasure you get from watching Bill Maher without all the angry, self-righteous subtext.