The Campaign
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
18
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAug 8, 2012
Perhaps the best thing about the film is that it doesn't let those other players in the political process off the hook: the voters. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazineJames RocchiAug 7, 2012
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. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliAug 9, 2012
The resultant spoofery is nonpartisan, or at least vague - we never learn which of these flesh-pressing idiots is the Republican and which is the Democrat - and raucous in its send-ups of the moral, financial and sexual peccadilloes of the common political animal. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie OgleAug 9, 2012
Still, though it's crude and juvenile in ways that makes you vaguely ashamed at laughing so much, The Campaign is versatile enough to sneak in a good shot or two at the American political system. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAug 8, 2012
Fortunately, it's funny enough that it doesn't have to be subtle. In fact, subtlety would just get in the way. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAug 8, 2012
Would 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? Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallAug 8, 2012
The Campaign is below-the-Beltway humor, stretching obvious targets to raunchy extremes. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeAug 5, 2012
Roach, who also counts such lowbrow laffers as "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Fockers" on his resume, manages to keep things broad without sacrificing smarts. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn LevyAug 9, 2012
Wrapping the whole thing in a sentimental ending turns it into a fraud. The Campaign might have been truly -- and appropriately -- scabrous in other hands; those of the "South Park" guys or Mike Judge, say. But director Jay Roach and writers Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy play it safe and down the middle. No actual political contributors or candidates need fear harm. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Siri AgrellAug 10, 2012
A political parody that is almost as ridiculous as actual American politics. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigAug 9, 2012
"It's a mess" is the campaign slogan of Marty Huggins, played by Galifianakis. He's referring to the state of government. But he might as well be describing the movie in which he co-stars. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversAug 9, 2012
The jokes never go deep, the toothless bites at the system leave no marks. It's only the wild-card energy of Ferrell and Galifianakis that keeps you on the ticket. Read full review
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