Christine Baranski, Fred Savage, Gene Hackman
A US president (Gene Hackman) who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate (Ray Romano).
DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004
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February 25, 2008Gene Hackman has always admitted that he does films mostly for the money but Gene surely there's a time to say no. Welcome To Mooseport was that time. The worst part about this is that out of all Gene's great performances this is going to go down in history as his last movie.
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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 5, 2009Even though I really like the two actors I didn't find this film funny or likeable.
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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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April 10, 2009What should have been an original comedy is quite formulaic but still enjoyable
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December 3, 2008saw it on a flight, fun show but ray romano is annoying, but saved by gene hackman - as ever
Critic Reviews
February 26, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
February 20, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Welcome to Mooseport is the movie equivalent of a bowl of unadorned oatmeal: It's bland, a bit lumpy and, though it'll tide you over until something better comes along, you won't look back fondly on t... full review
February 20, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Instead of a madcap farce, the movie grinds along into a series of laboured comic bits. full review
February 20, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[Hackman and Romano] work well together here, and Tierney does a heroic job of playing a character who doesn't know how the story will end, when everybody else, in the cast and in the audience, has an... full review
February 20, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A disappointingly limp small-town farce played several shades too broadly by a cast that has done better work elsewhere. full review
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