Blue State (2007)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Marshall Lewy

Writer:

Marshall Lewy (writer)

Release Date:

19 February 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

It's a state of mind.

Plot:

BLUE STATE is a romantic comedy about a disgruntled Democrat who actually follows through on a drunken campaign promise to move to Canada if George "Dubya" Bush gets re-elected.

Plot Keywords:

Promise | Campaign | Canada | Winnipeg | Ohio

Cast

Breckin Meyer	...	John Logue
Anna Paquin	...	Chloe Hamon
Joyce Krenz	...	Mrs. Logue
Richard Blackburn	...	Mr. Logue
Adriana O'Neil	...	Gloria O'Neill
Seun Olagunju	...	Randall
Bryan Clark	...	The Horny American
Nick Ouellette	...	Hal (as Nicholas Ouellette)
Tim Henry	...	Charlie
James Juce	...	Larry
Elicia Cronin	...	Sandy
Judy Cook	...	Bride
Scott Pangman	...	Canadian Guy #1
Kristjan Harris	...	Artist Type Guy
Leigh Enns	...	Rebecca

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

France:88 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Eagle Vision

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When John calls his mother to tell her he is in Oregon and on his way to see her, he is filling up his own gas tank. However, Oregon gas stations are all full-serve.

Movie Connections:

References Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Funny movie but some of the dialogue sounds like a political debate

I saw this at the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, Michigan.

Funny movie about a political activist John Logue (played by Breckin Meyer) who makes a drunken promise that if George Bush is elected president, he will move to Canada. After John Kerry is defeated by George Bush, it seems like Logue's life has lost its purpose. Finally, after his friends insist that he keeps his promise, Logue decides to take the trip to Canada. To do so he places an ad for a road partner and chooses the mysterious Chloe (Anna Paquin).

In case you didn't notice by the synopsis, this film does rip on President Bush quite often, so don't be upset if you're from a certain political party, you know what was in store before seeing the film. It started out very well but I felt that it lost some steam in the second half and never really recovered. It's still a good movie, but I wish it would have kept its same charm and comedy that it had in its first half.

Breckin Meyer and Anna Paquin were very good together, they were well cast and did a good job acting. However, there are times where it seemed the film was written by someone the day after the 2004 presidential elections. It probably would've been a better film if some of the dialogue didn't sound like people debating on CNN.

It's a nice film and worth looking out for, but just remember to read what it's about before seeing it because it's not for everyone.