The Campaign is truly the funniest of funny films of this year. Will Ferrell, who you loved in Anchorman and Old School, is back! This time a politician! Well, need I say more? This is another masterpiece from Will Farrell who is at his zaniest. American politics - what an easy but fun target as the punch line of this film. It’s a great cast including Zach Galifinakis (who I don’t think is acting but that’s just my opinion of him - after all, how many morons can you play in a lifetime, right? But he still makes you laugh I must say.) Also co-starring Jason Sudeikis of Hall Pass and Horrible Bosses Dylan McDermott (The Messengers), Katherine LaNasa (Valentine’s Day), John Lithgow (Third Rock From the Sun, Footloose) Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and who could miss Canada’s own Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters, Coneheads)? Look for cameos by Bill Maher, Wolf Blitzer, Mike Mizanin and several others. This film takes several shots at American politics and does it well, depicting our society of social networking and media manipulation - not a far cry from the truth. Here is a fun fact: Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow play brothers, in separate projects they have played aliens (Aykroyd in Coneheads and Lithgow in 3rd Rock From the Sun). Brilliantly directed by Jay Roach, who also directed the Austin Powers films; it’s guaranteed to make you laugh yourself silly. Zach Galifinakis should do some real acting, if they make a Deliverance remake, and squeal like a pig…………….you know what I am talking about. Truly a MAD Movie.
