Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis in 'The Campaign': movie review
The shticks of Ferrell and Galifianakis are all too familiar in this toothless satire.
The shticks of Ferrell and Galifianakis are all too familiar in this toothless satire.
What these dog days of political campaigning needs is a good, sharp political satire. Alas, 鈥淭he Campaign鈥� is not that movie 鈥� not even close. Will Ferrell plays long-time North Carolina congressman and sleazoid Cam Brady, and Zach Galifianakis, former director of the local tourism center, is his hapless opponent.
The actors鈥檚 worn-out shticks are all too familiar in this newfangled setting. Potty jokes and bawdy gross-outs predominate, and the few good laughs are swamped by the overall laughlessness. Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow show up as the bankrolling, ultra-right-wing billionaire Motch brothers. Do you need a road map? Grade: C- (Rated R for crude sexual content, language and brief nudity.)