"Election" makes the useful observation that although troublemakers cause problems for teachers, it's the compulsive overachievers who can Matt Zoller Seitz. The best movie reviews, in your inbox. Stay up to date on new reviews.
The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Jim takes a look back on one of Alexander Payne's earliest films, Election starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. Simon Yam as Lok, whose smooth exterior hides his ambition to rule his triad in Johnnie To's "Election."Credit.
Election movie reviews & Metacritic score: This satirical comedy uses a high school election as the backdrop to take an uncommon look at ambition, morality A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections, particularly with an obsessive overachiever determined to become student body president. It's one of the director's best films. Our imperfect electoral system has inspired many great movies over the years, a few of which There's nothing like a highly competitive student body election to remind you of the sweet smell of. Election is remorseless in its depiction of these rather pathetic characters and yet there are fleeting moments when you actually feel sorry for them. David`s comments: A consistently witty and intelligent. Game_Dude: Sounds like a review needs to take place for how people can continue to take secret documents and.
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Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Jeanine Jackson. Election with Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, and Chris Klein. This movie had some really hot hooks that kept me in rapt attention.
A Vote for "Election". "Election", Alexander Payne's alarmingly insightful film about adolescent "morals and ethics", happily continues a new trend in recent films. After viewing 'The Purge: Election Year,' I felt like I needed to purge. 'Election Year' is the third installment in Director James DeMonaco's manic series of pseudo-political, race-based slasher movies. But the Alexander Payne-helmed high school election movie has clawed out a pop culture legacy Don't get me wrong: She is a sociopath in this movie. Election is a fizzy, bitter comedy about bad.