Synopsis
A US president 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.
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Cast
- Gene HackmanMonroe Cole
- Ray RomanoHandy Harrison
- Marcia Gay HardenGrace Sutherland
- Maura TierneySally Mannis
- Christine BaranskiCharlotte Cole
- Fred SavageBullard
- Rip TornBert Langdon
- June SquibbIrma
- Wayne RobsonMorris Gutman
- John RothmanStu
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
Welcome to Mooseport isn't a belly-laugh farce. It's more along the lines of a "My Cousin Vinny," where you just enjoy almost everybody who crosses the screen. Such a comedy these days is more than welcome. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Romano is no match for his heavy-hitting supporting cast: Next to the seasoned likes of Harden or Rip Torn, who's hilarious as Cole's campaign manager, Romano's presence barely registers. Aside from the charming Tierney, there are no surprises in Mooseport. - 50
Charlotte Observer
Harden and Tierney waste performances of moderate complexity, Baranski adds her usual brand of silky sarcasm and Rip Torn provides a welcome presence as Cole's jolly campaign manager. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Compounding the sense of predictability and deja vu is the presence of well-known TV actors portraying the sorts of characters they've perfected on the small screen. - 40
Variety
Lacks the antic energy and inspired imagination that might have put this over as a sharp-witted community comedy in the Preston Sturges vein. - 38
ReelViews
Welcome to Mooseport's satirical edge is dull and pitted, the screenplay is overlong and uninteresting, the comedy is soft and shapeless, and the actors perform like they're on a sit com. - 30
The A.V. Club
Hackman makes a plausible ex-president, but his graceful, lived-in performance is just about the only element of Welcome To Mooseport that rings true. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
Romano tries hard, but it takes real big-screen talent to draw laughs and emotions from material as flimsy and formulaic as the script.
