Movie Review
Recount
By
R.D. Swartz
Why would anyone want to make a movie about America’s constitutional crises after the 2000 presidential election? With the cast, drama, suspense and writing this movie definitely needed to be made. This roller coaster ride of a drama will shock you at how well a story you thought you lived through actually happened. An absolutely exciting movie to watch as this enormously famous cast performs brilliantly to expose the political thrilling adventure we all took after the failed presidential election of Al Gore and George Bush.
Kevin Spacey plays “Ron Klain” one of Al Gore’s senior campaign advisers who stumbled into the lead role of fighting for the votes of Florida in our nation’s 5 week post election debacle. Denis Leary plays “Michael Whouley” a fellow Al Gore Campaign strategist who saves the day by barely stopping Al Gore from conceding the race on live TV as he learns “something was wrong in Florida.” This launches a battle with stakes as high as they can get for the presidency.
The cast is unstoppable with almost every face a well know actor. The gorgeous Laura Dern plays the republican savior and to the democrats, evil woman “Katherine Harris” who ultimately has final say so on Florida’s electoral delegate’s, that is if she has the time to sign the certification with daily protest, death threats, and constant court petitions including a final show down at the federal Supreme Court.
Other great performances by wonderful actors like Ed Baily JR, as “David Boies”, Tom Wilkinson as “James Baker”, Bruce Mcgill as lobbyist “Mac Stipanovich” and many more.
We all watched the events of this presidential fight every night on the news as it happened in November 2000 but with the incredible way this movie depicts the events it gives the story a whole new meaning.
