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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanPerhaps the best thing about the film is that it doesn't let those other players in the political process off the hook: the voters.
- Think of it as someone making a peanut butter and chocolate swirl of Mad magazine and The New Yorker - two unique tastes making one great treat.
- 75Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallThe Campaign is below-the-Beltway humor, stretching obvious targets to raunchy extremes.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWould a Republican enjoy this movie as much as a Democrat? Possibly. Party affiliations mean nothing to the characters, nor does the plot approach them. Then why are Huggins and Brady both Republicans? I'll save you the trouble. It's because Hollywood is run by a lot of rich liberals, right?
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThere's no suspense, even as Galifianakis's bone-dry earnestness sometimes kicks the movie into a realm of stealth drama.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenWhile leads Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis are amusingly on point as a pair of mud-slinging contenders for Congress, the platform is a wobbly political satire that flip-flops chaotically between clever and crass, never finding a sturdy comedic footing.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceLike past-his-peak Perot, The Campaign is basically a footnote, a goof on our broken political system that's good for a certain novelty, but as a challenge to the dominant order? It's ultimately impotent.