Election

Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: ELECTION is quick and smart. The script was so well written, I'm tempted to read the novel it is based on. Matthew Broderick is first-rate as the teacher. And Reese Witherspoon is great as the Hillary-Clinton-like Tracy Flick. If your idea of comedy is Adam Sandler junk, stay away. But if you like smart, well-written, literate movies, see ELECTION.

Rating:
Summary: VERY WELL FROM MOST ASPECTS
Review: Reese Witherspoon plays Tracey Flick in Election as the typical American High School council leader. She has a free run with no competition at all in sight until Matthew Broderick, school teacher suggests to Paul Metzler(Chris Klein) who is one of the popular guys to run for president against Tracey for some fair competition. He does so and it gets very close. In between the election mess, Broderick cheats on his wife, Paul Metzler's sister experiments in life and it gets funnier and funnier as it goes!

Rating:
Summary: Superb Satire
Review: Alexander Payne's latest is the most thoroughly entertaining and brutally clever black comedy since Todd Solondz's "Happiness" and Neil LaBute's "In the Company of Men." The performances in this film are flawless all across the board; and this, matched with Payne's brilliantly subtle and layered screenplay--brimming with scathing social and political satire--makes for an enthralling cinematic experience.

"Election" is certainly not for the faint of heart, but it is a MUST for all those who can appreciate fiery wit, exacting intelligence, and brutal honesty in film.

Rating:
Summary: A great movie
Review: I've heard so many mixed opinions about this movie.

I wanted to see it when it came out in theatres last year. I was going to go with my friend, but he was ditching school and I had too much stuff to do (or so I thought). He saw it and said it was great, one of the best movies he's seen all year (and he's the toughest movie critic that I know).

So finally I saw it and loved it. Reese Witherspoon's character, Tracy Flick, is great. I was so surprised to see Witherspoon play such a dislikeable character, especially after the virgin in Cruel Intentions and her role in Man in the Moon (not the Jim Carrey movie; a movie from the early nineties that is GREAT too). But she was terrific; Tracy Flick reminded me so much of this "perfect" student that went to high school with me.

I suggested this movie to all of my friends, and one of my friends hated the movie. Its not the stereotypical comedy; you laugh because you hope that this is only a movie and that politics really doesn't work like this in real life.

I would say see it, buy it and love it, but its all up to you.

Rating:
Summary: One of my Favorite Movies!
Review: Election is an excellent film. It really brings high school to life. Reese Witherspoon had an wonderful performance as Tracy Flick. Tracy's perkiness, her depression, her perfections and her imperfections were played perfectly.Also the way the film was presented was great. It really captured all of Tom Perotta's excellent book. This is a must see!

Rating:
Summary: "Pick Flick!"
Review: A sharp and witty satire with great performances not all the same. Reese Witherspoon is delightfully twisted as the obsessive go-getter who acts as if a simple student council election were the opportunity of a lifetime. She basically steals the movie from the rest of the cast, which couldn't have been better, but in this case it's like comparing somebody like Marlon Brando to... oh, I don't know. Edward Furlong? One of the best of '99, but did we really need the subplot of Broderick's trashy lifestyle? Maybe the film tried to make it's characters easy to hate. The highlight of the movie is when Broderick gets stung in the eye by the bee. Judge for yourself.

Rating:
Summary: Election is hilarious
Review: The characters were great, and the overall situation was really funny. Matthew Broderick's swollen eye made me hate him less. This movie was full of sex scenes, so don't do what I did, and sit right next to an old couple in the movie theater. Buy it.

Rating:
Summary: I Give Four Stars For...
Review: ...two incredible performances by Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon, who were the centerpieces of this witty and sardonic film. When I first saw Reese in "Man In The Moon", I thought she was a cute, spunky little actress with a lot of potential. Little did I know, she would one day credit the portrayal of Tracy Flick, the overly-ambitious and snot-nosed brat to winning a Golden Globe. I also give kudos to the other young actors who portrayed Paul and Tammy Metzler, the fellow contenders for student body president. Such diverse personalities in this film and great comedic delivery made it a movie I could watch over and over and still laugh at the same parts. Great direction for the freeze frames and interior monologues, the pace of the film, and the excellent adaptation from the book. I only wish there were more movies like this out there that had the best of both worlds: intelligent and humorous writing and a cast with amazing versatility.

Rating:
Summary: A hilarious look at high school
Review: With crisp dialogue & Payne's keen direction, 'Election' is a bold comedy that shoots down & pokes fun at the stereotypes of empty-headed 'teen' comedies. Through Witherspoon's fantastic performance, Tracey Flick emerges as one of the most memorable, love-to-hate characters of the 90s. Intellegent & entertaining.

Rating:
Summary: It's a DARK comedy/satire, folks, not your typical teen flik
Review: This is for the negative reviews: I always look for films that are cleverly written so that there are always the obvious plot, but also a subtle message underneath. While one may think that Election is just about the crazy high school election, or about strange stereotypical characters, however, to me, it is a reflection of what politics is today. Some of the negative reviews center around it not being 'funny', characters are weak, and there's no plot. To me, it's because I don't think the film is meant to be a 'laugh-a-minute' comedy, but more of a satire about what's going on in the political world. Watch the film again and see that the 3 candidates are meant to represent the types of politicians out there. You can connect the rest of the casts with the other components of the political system. The only thing I agree with the negative reviews is that sexual content is more for laughs than it being all that important to the plot. If you haven't seen the film, just be warned that it's not meant to be mindless teenage comedy.