Dave

Mr. Kline Goes to Washington. Cute and pleasant, if insanely naive in its depiction of federal politics, but that's part of its gee-whiz charm.

This is a really cute, funny and thoughtful film!

Dated in it's naive interpretation of U.S. politics (I'm sure every president has wished the extent of their problems was keeping a homeless shelter open), but still charming and entertaining. Plus it's got Ving Rhames with hair.

Kline is charming, and the rest of the cast is able enough, but the childlike portrayal of government and how it works drags the film down at times.

Watching The West Wing has kind of ruined me for all films I watch about federal politics, which is a shame since I do really love the genre! But although this movie has its flaws, including Frank Langella being a one-dimensional cartoon villain and the number of real-life political cameos crossing the line from amusing to distracting, it's still a very clever fish-out-of-water concept that passed the time jollily.