Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakas, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott
Rating:
R for crude sexual content, language and brief nudity
Run Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Synopsis: Cam Brady (Ferrell) is a Congressman from the 14th District
of North Carolina who has won four straight elections unopposed. But after a
disastrous wrong number call to his mistress goes public, the Motch Brothers
(Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow) – his biggest donors – decide to replace him by funding
a new candidate, the goofy but harmless Marty Huggins (Galifianakas).
REVIEW
Andrew:
Hello readers! Earlier tonight Sarah and I caught the new R-rated comedy The Campaign. Directed by Jay Roach (of the Austin Powers trilogy
fame), it stars Will Ferrell (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy)
and Zach Galifianakas (The Hangover) as two rival
candidates campaigning for the Representative Seat for the 14th
District of North Carolina.
This is one of the movies we
previewed this week. I think it’s safe to say it’s one we’ve been looking
forward to. It has a great pedigree with the director behind it as well as all
the talent involved. But right off the bat I think something that needs to be
said is that The Campaign is the crudest and most vulgar movie I’ve seen
that Roach has directed. It’s a hard R as far as the language goes.
Sarah:
It’s very much in keeping with a Will Ferrell movie. You know, he brought a lot
of raunchiness to the film, not only as his character, but every now and then
he’s known for comedic roles where he’s be vulgar.
Andrew: Hello readers! We're running a little late with our weekly preview, but better late than never! This week we see three wide releases in the new Will Ferrell/Zach Galifianakas comedy The Campaign, the latest entry in the Jason Bourne series (sans Jason Bourne), The Bourne Legacy, and the new Meryl Streep/Tommy Lee Jones dramedy Hope Springs (which we saw on Wednesday and you can read our review of it HERE) So a lot of bigger movies coming out with some big names coming out this week.
Sarah, let's start out preview with the film we'll be seeing tonight, The Campaign. There's some strong pedigree with this comedy - first of all it stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakas, the former being one of the biggest comedy stars of the last decade and the latter an underappreciated comic whose star has skyrocketed since The Hangover in 2009.
It's also directed by Jay Roach, who directed a bevy of beloved comedies in the Austin Powers trilogy, as well as Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers. (To be fair, he also directed Dinner for Schmucks which wasn't as good, but that's the film we saw the night we got engaged, so I hold it in a special place in my heart.)
Official Trailer for The Campaign
So Sarah, what are your impressions of The Campaign?
Sarah: I think it looks hilarious! The classic humor of Ferrell mixed with the quirky wit of Galifianakas promises to come together in a marvelous way! I am excited to see this comedy because it has come out at such a perfect time. When everyone seems to be up in arms over all the political nonsense and the upcoming election, it will be refreshing to see some humor. I have high hopes for this one. I'm expecting this one to be just as funny as some of our favorites like Wedding Crashers and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy.
A: I'm pretty hopeful for it, too, but I'm going in a little more cautious than I would have a month ago. And that's because we have some great pedigree behind The Watch and that wasn't very good at all. So I'm going to be a little apprehensive going in, but I'm still hopeful. If that makes sense.
S: I totally understand. I suppose we will have to wait and see. Now with The Bourne Legacy, we have, well sort of a reboot. Or just an extension to the earlier trilogy.
Now, I am in the process of catching up and watching these movies today and tomorrow before we go and see it. But I really like Jeremy Renner and I think he is a great actor. I am interested to see him starring in another action-packed movie. And him being alongside Rachel Weisz seems like they will be a great pair and hopefully beef up the story.
Official Trailer for The Bourne Legacy
A: That's true, we're trying to crank through the first three Bourne films by tomorrow so that you're all caught up and I have a refresher. What I'll be interested in seeing with The Bourne Legacy is how Renner compares to Matt Damon. Damon's portrayal (as you'll see more, my dear) is that of a loner, of a guy who doesn't want to be doing what he's doing but has to do make it all stop. Renner seems to always have more of a simmering going on below the surface and is more of your typical action actor already, whereas Damon wasn't thought of that way before.
I'm interested to see how Legacy plays out, too, because from everything I've heard already is that it takes place somewhat at the same time as The Bourne Ultimatum. So is it more of a "side-quel"? How will it incorporate what we already know of the series and will it contradict anything? I'm assuming they'll have a decent idea of how to make it fit because it's being directed by Tony Gilroy, who had a hand in writing all of the original three.
S: I don't have too high expectations for this one actually. I think that if I keep my expectations low, and if it turns out to be pretty good, then I will have enjoyed myself. This is considered one of the summer's big blockbusters, so I figure a lot of people will be going out to see this one tonight.
So I think this looks to be a pretty good weekend. Since we've already seen one of the three movies that came out this week and were impressed with that, I hope that the next two prove to be just as fun!
A: Absolutely! So we'll definitely be seeing both The Campaign and The Bourne Legacy, so be on the lookout for those reviews! And as always, thanks for reading!
