When I say "great combinations", I'm sure your mind automatically thinks of the no-brainers like "chocolate and peanut butter"..."Me and a Ferrari (hey...shut your pie-hole, it could happen!) and now... drum roll please: "Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis." It's The Campaign, a flick that even Republicans and Democrats can enjoy together.
Meet Cam Brady (Ferrell). He's the incumbent, who has been unopposed in his North Carolina district for many years. For Cam the formula for success is quite simple: Jobs, Jesus and Freedom. Just tell people you're going to create jobs...tout Jesus as the greatest American of all time...throw in a yell for freedom and another term is a lock, right? Well, maybe not; at least, not if the Motch brothers have anything to say about it. The rich Motch brothers decide that they need a candidate to pave the way for moving their China offices to the States to save big bucks. So, they bring in the ever-moldable Marty Huggins (Galifianikis). Marty is, well...a tad on the quirky side. Okay, that's putting it mildly. Marty seems to be the kind of guy that would fart in a shoebox and store it in his closet to enjoy the aroma later. His wife and kids are equally funky, but with the right strategist behind them, The Huggins' will be on their way to a cushy life in politics and the Motch brothers can make their billions at the expense of the American public. Yadayadayada...hilarity ensues as the two candidates battle it out while Cam is unmasked as a typically sticky politician and Marty wakes up long enough to pluck his head from his own ass.
It's good; hilarious, actually. I'll go with 4.0 Stars on this one. I've always been someone who hates politics and just smart enough to realize that no politician can be trusted; so 85-minutes spent making fun of the hypocrisy of the Party game is great entertainment to me! I loved Ferrell and Galifianikis in this. Yes, some of the sequences are quite over-the-top, but who wouldn't expect and embrace that considering the subject matter. I just appreciate director, Jay Roach and his writing crew staying away from the temptation to make some type of commentary on any of the issues of the day. Nothing was really said about the current administration. Nothing was said about hot topics like gay marriage (take note Chick-Fil-A), immigration or healthcare. This left plenty of time for what I call guilt-ridden humor, which is hilarious stuff that your conscience tells you that you really shouldn't be laughing at, but is way toooo funny to resist. There were several such scenes in The Campaign.
Don't get me wrong. This is edgy humor with plenty of irreverence and it is not for prudes or fundamentalists. Fortunately, I'm neither. If you aren't either...you'll enjoy this one and should probably go BIG! If you fall into the stuffed shirt column...well, skip this one altogether. You'll miss out on Hollywoods' great new combo of Ferrell and Galifianikis, a pair that even Fox News would love...well, that may be a stretch unless they really are fair and balanced!
As for me, the yard is done. The pool party went great and now it's time to relax a bit.
True...OUT!
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