A Movie Review: The Campaign

The Campaign. This would seem like a funny film with Will Ferrell (Cam Brady) and Zach Galifianakis (Marty Huggins) going at it during an election. Brady is perhaps described as a Blue Dog Democrat while Huggins is a blend between East Coast Republican with a streak of libertarian values. It even has a couple billionaires in the mix, trying for the Trading Places duo of Randolph and Mortimer Duke. My problem with the movie starts with the political shenanigans. Making ill advised campaign mistakes and exaggerating them is one thing, but having Brady seduce Huggins’ wife is a totally different issue. And also the two billionaires don’t even rank anywhere near the fun of Randolph and Mortimer Duke. This is a No Vote movie.