Review- The Campaign

The Campaign is the newest political comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. In the state of North Carolina, Cam Brady(Ferrell) is running for Congress. He is a stand up guy with a few vices. He usually runs uncontested for that seat but that is not good enough for two unscrupulous billionaire brothers(Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow). So, they hedge their bets a new challenger this time, Marty Huggins(Galifianakis). He is a son of a politician that never ran for office and marches to the beat of a different drummer. While both begin with good intentions, it turns into a battle with both sides being egged on by billionaires and each others' egos. I absolutely loved this movie. It is one of the best political comedies I have seen in a long time. It holds up a mirror to the real life absurdity of politics and takes it up a notch.It will have a Trading Places feel to it in parts. The cast is amazing and keeps it funny throughout. If you do not follow politics(even just a little bit), the movie may just ok for you.

Rating: 8.6 out of 10

Review- The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy is the newest film in the world of Jason Bourne. This one is a standalone side story from the other three, with the timeline happening around The Bourne Ultimatum.This tells the story of Aaron Cross(Jeremy Renner), one of those soldiers that went through the same project Bourne did. While the government is trying to kill every strain of connection to the project, Cross fights to try to stay alive. He has a time clock on his life and the only one that can help is Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachael Weisz), who is tied to this project. The movie is really good.It is ultimately a comparative story of one side's violent causes and the other that just wants to live. It starts a little slow but builds up throughout the film. The cast is great(Renner, Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach) and the story holds together nicely. The director Tony Gilroy(Michael Clayton, Duplicity) has been the writer of all four films so the consistency is there with script and directing. There are scenes that are an amalgamation of the other three films but it doesn't hurt the film that much.

Rating: 8.2 out of 10.