Review of Election (1999) by Matthew O — 11 Mar 2013
In the election time at an Omaha high school and an overachieving, generally unpleasant and thorough intelligent senior Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is running for school president for her final year.
This is under the grudging allowance of one of her teachers, Mr. Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), since she had an affair with another staff member (Mark Harelik), who had since been terminated due to his actions (and also divorced from his wife).
In addition, she gains new competition, of which consists of two siblings: Paul Metzler (Chris Klein), a very nice and popular athlete and his sister Tammy (Jessica Campbell), a lesbian outcast. As a result, the election gets weird and generally dramatic, with amusing consequences for the viewer.
Pretty funny movie, that stands out well compared to the many other films that attempt to actually be funny. Well-acted and memorable and also pretty crude, but in a good sort of way! Interestingly, to me, the poster for this film shows an actress doesn't really look like Witherspoon (it looks more like someone else, possibly Drew Barrymore).
This review of Election (1999) was written by Matthew O on 11 Mar 2013.
Election has generally received very positive reviews.
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