Die Qual der Wahl (2012)
17KDie Qual der Wahl: Directed by Jay Roach. With Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott. An incumbent Representative embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers.
“t seems like it should be easy to make a funny movie about the state of our political climate .rich, greedy, corrupt people spending millions of dollars to make television ads that spread blatant lies to the uninformed voting public, but The Campaign ends up feeling a bit underwhelming of what could have been.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eScreenwriters Chris Henchy u0026amp; Shawn Harwell only scratched the surface of the real life hilarity of the current political landscape. All they had to do was turn on any TV news channel and take note of the circus that current politics have become from former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Weiner-Gate to well Sarah Palin, but for Chris Henchy, the writer of past stinkers Land of the Lost and The Other Guys, I guess that is what should be expected.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWill Ferrell (Step Brothers, Anchorman) and Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Due Date) make a fine comedic duo, but their one-note characters leave these candidates without much to say. Ferrell ends up doing a less funny version of his George W. Bush impersonation. His iconic character was a slam-dunk on short SNL skits, but runs thin in a feature film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Campaign definitely provides its share of laughs that keep this film above average, but doesnu0026#39;t live up to other classic films produced by Ferrell and Adam McKayu0026#39;s Gary Sanchez production company I.E. Step Brothers, Anchorman, Talladega Nights. The Campaign may end up being one of the most profitable comedies of the 2012 blockbuster season, but compared against the other duds Hollywood barfed out this summer (The Watch, Thatu0026#39;s My Boy, The Dictator) that isnu0026#39;t saying too much.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor more quick reviews check out www.FilmStallion.com”
