No Movie Is Perfect. Dave Comes Very Close.

191 Movies doesn't throw around the term "classic" all that often.  Mostly because we're pretty much convinced that classic movies are accidents.  What are the odds that a whole bunch of things happen all at once - great story, script, director, photography, editing and most of all, cast.  And, everybody has a different opinion.  One person's "Citizen Kane" is another's Gigli.  But, having said that, we'll step out on a limb.  Dave is a classic 191 Movie you can't help but want to watch again and again.  Strangest of all, it's not at all like many other 191 movies.  No car chases, bullets flying, explosions, fistfights.  No pratfalls or dorm humor.  In fact, how Dave works so well is a bit of a mystery. The canvas is big - Washington D.C., the presidency - but the story itself is kind of small. Rather than defining something so hard to define, we'll just say:  you can't go wrong with this one.  Literally.  It isn't perfect.  But it's close enough to say that every time we watch it (80 and counting)  Dave makes us laugh out loud, feel good, patriotic - even hopeful that people are capable of great things.  OK, a little envy as well.  These are incredibly talented people:  Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Dunn, Frank Langella, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley and Charles Grodin.  The truly great script is by Gary Ross and it's expertly directed  by Ivan Reitman.  To get an idea of what we're talking about, take a look at this scene from Dave.