Review of The Campaign (2012) by Troy R — 16 Oct 2014

A mix of terrible acting and overdone jokes.

This review of The Campaign (2012) was written by Troy R on 16 Oct 2014.

The Campaign has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Toni H (196) on 06 Jan 2015

Having never heard of this movie, I watched it on a recent flight. Was quite funny and a good movie to make the time go by…

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By Segundo V (8) on 19 Aug 2016

This movie could have been a horrible turd, but Zach and Will have great chemistry, and the laughs are deep and hard. It holds up…

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By David S (4,459) on 26 Nov 2016

A political comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis where they are opponents in the election for congress in North Carolina…

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By Alex T (1,057) on 17 Nov 2015

An enjoyable, at times silly, but very funny political satire - Ferrell, Sudeikis and Galfianakis are super…

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By C B (138) on 13 Oct 2016

Didn't realize I was watching a documentary…

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By Collin P (449) on 22 Jan 2017

My hubby and meet really enjoyed this movie. we've watched this movie numerous times. N fact we bout to watch it again…

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By Robbie N (238) on 09 Aug 2015

All of the good jokes were in the trailer…

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By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

The leads do fine work, but the screenplay bizarrely reduces Ferrell to straight man for much of the film…

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By Anthony G (806) on 11 Mar 2018

This very, very silly comedy is another that I would classify as a good hangover movie…

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By Hugh F (51) on 14 Jan 2018

If you take a look at this and think 'It looks dull. I hate boring politics. Might give it a miss.' well, you'll be making a big mistake…

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