Election

Pros: Witherspoon is on fire.

Cons: Perhaps too honest for some.

Review: Election would act as a great companion piece for Rushmore. I kept noticing similarities in them, like the basic plot and overall respect for the viewer. Election is subtle, but it's also quite harsh at times. It's nice to see a movie (or two, even)...

Pros: Plenty of laughs; absolutely brilliant level of satire; excellent performances

Cons: Many viewers might find it twisted and lurid (it's really not)

The Bottom Line: This is one of those rare comedies that takes no mercy and puts everyone and everything in its sight. It's so entertaining for such a dry humor comedy.

Review: AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a review I wrote at the time of the film's release in 1999. I was experimenting with different writing styles at the time so it doesn't fit my usual format. Usually I hate reviews that are arranged like this, although I think I ...

Pros: Dark edged comedy with great acting support

Cons: Might be too dark for some

Review: Election is one of the sharpest films to come out this year, with a brutal edge and thick comedy. Whether it reminds you of your high school days or a Jerry Springer episode, the plot is wonderfully and horribly plausible.

Reese...

Pros: Great plot, characters, and satire all working in unison

Cons: none

Review: O wretched high school, how can I curse you in an original manner now that Election has cast light on your darkest depths? Truly, I can't. In a single broad stroke, Election has smartly bonked high school (and a few other deserving targets)...

Pros: Excellent work by director Alexander Payne and actress Reese Witherspoon

Cons: Made on a budget

Review: MTV Films--just say the words and you can hear the collective groans of film fans everywhere. Whether it's meaningless tripe like the football snooze VARSITY BLUES or the really stupid JOE'S APARTMENT, the company's short history in cinema has already...

Pros: Great performances, innovative

Cons: Maybe too dark for some

Review: Matthew Broderick is a likeable guy. Always has been. But, to see him take a dive into playing a morally flawed character is exceptionally entertaining and downright funny.

Broderick plays a high school teacher in "Election," a...

Pros: Everything...Great characters, slight but unpredictable plot, Nice visualizations,etc.

Cons: None

Review: "Election" is a strange movie that fits somewhere between comedy and tragedy. The story itself is straightforward and fairly simple but it is in the characters of this film that we get a true sense of comic and tragic figures.

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Pros: hilarious, honest, fine acting, great script, fast-paced

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Brilliantly funny movie which anyone can enjoy

Review: This film was one of those movies I'd heard was good but was reluctant to borrow out based on my lack of interest in its topic. American high school politics? I thought. Not the most intriguing premise for an Australian girl.... though I'd heard it was...

Pros: Wicked satire, well-stated comedic performances

Cons: None from my p.o.v.

Review: Who would have thought, a razor-sharp satire from MTV Films, makers of Varsity Blues and Joe's Apartment? Election has fast become one of my personal "new classics," a teen comedy for adults that skewers the Drive Me...

Pros: Smart dialog, great editing, excellent composition, ensemble acting especially by Witherspoon and Broderick, dark humor

Cons: May be too quirky for some audiences

Review: I first decided to see Election when I read a positive blurb about it in Entertainment Weekly. From the description it sounded like a film that I would enjoy--a suburban satire of American society. I was richly rewarded, and...