"The Campaign" stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifanakis as opponents for a House of Representatives seat in North Carolina. Ferrell is the long-time Congressman Cam Brady, who has run unopposed for four terms but after a public blunder (he leaves a sexually explicit message meant for his mistress on a family's answering machine by mistake) corrupt business men named the Moch brothers (played by John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd) see an opportunity to beat Cam. Enter political newcomer Marty Huggins (Galifanakis). Cam's dirty tactics overwhelm the more innocent Marty at first but the Moch brothers send in a seedy campaign manager (Dylan McDermont) to help him more effectively compete in what becomes an ugly race.
There is some good supporting work here by Sarah Baker and Katherine LaNasa as the wives of the candidates and expect some cameos from famous political talkers like Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzezinski. However, I wanted to like this movie, but unfortunately I couldn't. There were a few laughs, though many were in the promos for the film, but overall I just thought the requisite raunchy jokes and adult language were too much. What I really wanted was more of the biting commentary/parody of American politics, though there was some of that. I think fans of Ferrell and Galifanakis, as well as Jason Sudeikis, in terms of their typical work will like this film, while those looking for more than the typical R-rated comedy (like me) will probably be better off passing on this one. D+
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