Director: Jay Roach
Rated: R
Length: 85 min.
The grouping of two of the most entertaining
comedians of our generation should have been a ballpark home-run; however The Campaign fails to get my vote. As to
be expected, Will Ferrell (Cam Brady) has a number of one-liners that did give
me a nice chuckle from time to time, but as a whole I expected more out of
these comedic juggernauts. I was mostly disappointed with Zach Galifianakis
(Marty Huggins,) who played a role similar to that of his character in Due Date; the awkwardly
short and tubby, questionably homosexual, pug loving pansy; whereas Ferrell
plays an incredibly similar role to that of his character Ricky Bobby from the
film Talladega Nights; the cocky,
arrogant asshole who will do anything in his power to pave the way to victory.
This film played on all the political stereotypes of big money funding
political campaigns, dirty campaign ads, back-door deals, ungodly dealings and candidate sexual
incompetency. Mid way through the film the level of absurdity reaches a point of
complete and utter disbelief, in which you no longer care about the plot’s
final outcome. And, as the film reaches its conclusion, you are left with a
forgettable feeling in your memory and a dissatisfied feeling in your wallet, because
you just shed out 10 bucks to see a mediocre film. I would wait for this one to
come out on Redbox, regular cable or just skip it all together; this is no must
see. The Campaign.
