The Campaign

My review for The Campaign I really enjoyed this political comedy. It may not be anything spectacular, but it does entertain and delivers many laughs. I liked Will Ferrell's portrayal of the arrogant, incumbent, jerky N. C. congressman, running up against Zack Galifianakis who does a great job of playing a prissy, inept business owner. The movie's storyline is keenly interesting, though as you will soon find out, it's quite off the wall too. I admit it was pretty funny to see a crazy cutthroat battle ensue between the two men... lots of wild action with the most absurd situations that you could imagine. There are plenty of jokes throughout the flick that are clever and amusing, but some of them fall flat. Aside from that, there's a great supporting cast including the "well knowns" which is a pleasant surprise. Dylan McDermott's intense yet suspicious character as Galifianakis's campaign manager was able to get some laughs as well. He plays the role perfectly, and his lines are sometimes the best ones. Also, most scenes with Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow as the ruthless Motch brothers was quite entertaining. I have to say Katherine LaNasa and Sarah Baker are quite good too as the campaign wives. Even the dogs are funny. Other than that, I find this picture is somewhat relative with the upcoming presidential elections, and I feel it helps to take the edge off of the brutality of the whole Obama vs. Romney affair. However, this is one of those films that you'll either love or hate. There's lots of raunchy humor, vulgarity, as well as lots of foul language. Overall, if you just want to see something simple that will make you laugh and not take too seriously, then definitely see this one.