Archive for August 12th, 2012

Short Take: Has plenty of chuckles, but lacks any true wit

Director: Jay Roach

Screenwriters: Chris Henchy, Shawn Harwell

Cast: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Baker, Dylan McDermott, Jason Sudeikis, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox

Length: 1h 25m

Synopsis: Cam Brady (Ferrell) has had three consecutive terms as the congressman of North Carolina and is running to be re-elected for a fourth. Initially running unopposed, a naïve and idealistic milquetoast named Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) throws his hat into the ring with eight weeks before votes are set to be cast. Unbeknownst to Marty, his financial backers known as the Motch Brothers (John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd) are attempting to turn Marty into their puppet, trading his political success for signatures ratifying a plan that will effectively sell a portion of North Carolina to the Chinese. Desperate to keep his office, Cam decides to pull out all the stops and fight the dirtiest, nastiest campaign he can. With the help of a mysterious campaign manager named Mr. Wattley (McDermott) Marty is able to fight back just as hard, and before too long both candidates’ worlds spin wildly out of control. The race is neck and neck up until election night, but does either candidate deserve to win?

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