Review of The Campaign (2012) by Candy R — 30 Dec 2012
Directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers and Meet the Parents), this is a very silly and quite rude political comedy which is also downright hilarious. It could have just been another political comedy, but it has two hilarious leads that manage to elevate it to something else, the material is offensive in places, but the jokes work and it pokes fun at the skulduggery that happens during elections.
In the 14th District of North Carolina, Democratic Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) is standing for election, but his popularity is waning after a sexually explicit phone call is sent to the wrong address.
To counteract this, businessmen brothers Glen (John Lithgow) and Wade Motch (Dan Aykroyd) champion happy-go-lucky local tourist director Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis) to stand for the Republican seat.
It leads to a bitter rivalry between Cam and Marty, and they play dirty in the campaigns against one another, but Marty soon learns the truth over why the Motch brothers are wanting Marty to win the election.
It's a very silly film, and there's some moments where you think "I can't believe he said that!!", but Ferrell and Galifianakis play off one another brilliantly, and Roach gets the best out of his cast.
The films timing couldn't be anymore perfect with the Presidential elections heating up in America at the minute. This sends up the ridiculousness and the gusto that some electorate hopefuls actually put into their campaigns.
This review of The Campaign (2012) was written by Candy R on 30 Dec 2012.
The Campaign has generally received mixed reviews.
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