Gene Hackman,
Ray Romano,
Marcia Gay Harden,
Maura Tierney,
Christine Baranski
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Hollywood filmmaker Donald Petrie directs the comedy Welcome to Mooseport. Gene Hackman stars as former U.S. President Monroe "The Eagle" Cole. He's retired to the small New England town of Mooseport,... read more
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Release Date: February 20, 2004
DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004
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December 24, 2007This movie has a great and seemingly original premise, but I think that was all Gene Hackman found out about it before signing on... Ray Romano is his usual boring self, but Hackman is complemented by unsung TV vets Maura Tierney and a surprisingly good Fred Savage, as well as th... read more
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June 3, 2006It is a pretty good movie. Ray Romano is great, as usual. The concept was neat. A good comedy.
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June 20, 2010a light and amusing comedy, but totally forgettable. the characters are stock and rather bland, the story is predictable, the writing is funny but not especially hilarious--it's just your average, run-of-the-mill comedy with no real stand-out points of interest.
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April 27, 2009After watching this, I realized that Ray Romano tried to hard sometimes to make people laugh - it looks forced. The movie was dumb, but had funny moments...
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November 18, 2007Funny and entertaining. Pretty good film if you want some laughs you haven't heard before. Gene Hackman's character fits him well.
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September 2, 2007Really expected a lot more from Ray Romano. Romano is the true reason why a lot of people rented this film. Barely anyone saw this in theatres. The film had a decent script, but overall a poor excuse when it came to acting.
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August 15, 2007This was a really funny small town comedy. The newly retired and divorced ex-president of the US moves into Mooseport and makes a move on Romano's character, who is the nicest and most helpful guy in the town. A mayoral race develops and a funny story.
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July 5, 2007Eh...Ray Romano is not my favorite actor, nor my favorite comedian but this movie is okay. You wouldn't be wasting your money if you rented it but there are better movies.
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June 27, 2007This is one of those cute movies that makes fun of our political systems. It's worth watching if you want a brainless film to watch sometime.
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April 28, 2007This is a romance movie, period. Director Donald Petrie and company just tried to cover up the romance plot by writing in an attempt at a political comedy. So perhaps one could classify this as a political romantic comedy. Who knows. Sometimes movies do cross more than two ge... read more
Critic Reviews
March 4, 2004
Rex Reed, New York Observer
February 26, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Devoid of wit and point.
February 24, 2004
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Means to satirize the TV-fueled carnivalesque nature of American electoral politics but only demonstrates the TV-fueled debasement of American commercial comedy. Full Review
February 23, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
[Mooseport is] like the pound cake of movies -- nice and safe and sweet, but not really worth recommending. Full Review
February 20, 2004
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Gets old faster than uncovered cheese.
February 20, 2004
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
A movie marred by a flaccid script, listless pacing, a plethora of cutesy-poo gags and Ray Romano.
February 20, 2004
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Donald Petrie's movie is so over-laundered that it has completely sacrificed shape for comfort. Full Review
February 20, 2004
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Petrie made Grumpy Old Men, which appealed to the same older audience Welcome to Mooseport apparently is going after ... Both films suffer from a flatness and uneven pacing that make them slow going. Full Review
February 20, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Nothing much happens in Welcome to Mooseport, but for a little less than two hours you can take a vacation with some very companionable people in a truly nice place. Full Review
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