contractmowing
watched in B&B because it was there. OK, lots of stars cast, surprised by that. OK story line, Ray was OK not great. Gene was better. Glad I didn't pay for it but for free...worth it. Wife slept through it but I stayed with it and could make out a reasonable plot. Highly unrealistic but hey, it's movie time.
pepe4u22
my gf and I were looking for a movie to watch and she decided to select this..i noticed gene Hackman starring thinking well gene makes good movies too many to mention here so why not ..so here is poor gene playing a president and who is his costar, the charisma free and comically challenged Ray Romano Every joke was lame and this movie was a good 30 minutes too long. The love triangle is staged and wooden and I thought out of this movie a better movie existed and that would have been the Christine baranski/gene Hackman characters who were more interesting than sad sack ray and laura Tierney who is good considering what she has to work with. the rip torn character was funny along with the rest of the presidential entourage..if they tried to use this movie to springboard ray romano's career well this bombed but that is good because it saved the public from more crap like this.
Wuchak
Released in 2004, "Welcome to Mooseport" stars Gene Hackman as ex-president Munroe Cole, who moves to Mooseport, Maine, after his divorce and decides to run for mayor. Ray Romano plays the "Aw shucks" plumber who also decides to run for mayor. In between them is Ray's girlfriend, played by Maura Tierney. Also on hand are Marcia Gay Harden, Fred Savage and Rip Torn as Cole's faithful entourage and Christine Baranski as his gold-digging ex-wife.My wife and I found this to be a surprisingly good comedy/drama that spoofs presidential politics and small town-isms. Gene Hackman was 73 years old during filming and it was his final film to date. Even though the movie flopped at the box office, Hackman went out a winner because he shines in the role of ex-president. While Romano is equally effective as the ordinary guy, Gene takes the lead in a commanding performance. The movie is consistently amusing and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. The story keeps your interest and you'll find yourself caring for the characters and the outcome of the various subplots. The negative reviews are inexplicable because everything clicks here for a top-rate dramedy with a stellar cast.My lone criticism is that they coulda done more with the women. Aside from Tierney, cuties Jessica Holmes and Reagan Pasternak are featured, but they needed more screen time.The film runs 110 minutes and was shot in Ontario, Canada, typically towns within an hour drive of Toronto, like Port Perry.GRADE: A-
Rebel_With_A_Cause_94
Welcome To Mooseport is a occasionally mildly amusing, but bland and forgettable comedy.I'm a fan of Ray Ramano and he did a good job in his role, but Gene Hackman's performance was really dry. I think most of the movies problems come from the weak script. There were a few moments I chuckled, but not once in the whole film did I ever laugh at anything. This really felt like a 2 hour T.V sitcom and not even a good one. It felt like as if they were going for a T.V movie instead of a theatrical feature.Even if you are a huge Ray Ramano fan, I can't recommend this. Just stick to Everybody Loves Raymond.
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