Dave was being shown on TV. I remembered how much I enjoyed this film when it first came out. It stars Kevin Kline as the man who bears an uncanny likeness to the President of the U.S., who then "fills in" for him, and Sigourney Weaver, as the wife of the real President who has become seriously ill. It always leaves me thinking, "Why can't our presidents be more like Dave?"If you're looking for a good, lighthearted movie to rent, put this one on your list. Even if you've seen it already. Which leads to my question to you, "What movies do you watch again and again?"
would win everything it did. It was a little movie with an important message, but nothing much when compared with the complexity of the other films in the Best Picture category.
for best original screenplay? I have a phrase that describes works like that one: labored creativity. It's as if the writer said, "Let's see just how clever and wierd we can be, and try to make a point in the film while we go along." Charlie Kaufman should have won for 
when he was nominated; it was vastly better than this mess.
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor