Election (1999)

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

The high school Class President election is approaching and it looks like Tracy Flick is going to win, unopposed. However, teacher Jim McAllister has other plans. He convinces jock Paul Metzler to run, sparking off an interesting chain of events.Brilliant movie from writer-director Alexander Payne. Darkly funny, with a cynical, subversive streak to it. This subversiveness extends beyond the comedy as the movie captures high school as a microcosm for the world we live in, especially the world of politics. Here Payne is particularly brilliant and brutal, showing us the kind of people who thrive in politics, and what happens to those that get in their way.

The Breakfast Club meets American Beauty ? Something like that.This film has the makeup of the first with all the realism and implicit social commentary of the other, while maintaining a quality close to both.First of all, Reese Witherspoon does an absolutely monumental job here. Her acting gets right down to the smaller details, and despite her role being a very demanding one, she absolutely excels and delivers the most amazing performance, depicting every itchy inch of her obsessive character's personality and shedding a ton of light to the film on the whole.The film is great in how it tells a main story, then develops subplots that actually matter and aren't filler, and then can be consistently funny while developing all that. It's the sort of 'funny' that is realistic, pays attention to annoying details and the thick imperfections in particular profiles of people, all with a twist of fictitious grotesque that isn't though over-the-top.All in all, it paints an accurate portrait of late 90's America, with some of its social issues (sexual/relationship questions, carelessness and irresponsibility of our modern time in adults...), and it definitely delivers a strong moral at the end of it: he who works hardest wins in the end, but wins what (is it worth it) ?8-8.5/10.

a must watch before each political election, especially this year... Tracy flick represents every lying, over-achiever-sociopath, who are often presented to the society as a successful person. so if you hate overly ambitious people without any moral compass(which is pretty much most of them ha ha), than this movie is sooo for you. it also makes fun of the election process as a whole, so this movie is totally dedicated to this year's presidential election in the US. the trailer and the picture art however send a totally wrong vibe about this gem. it's a very thought provoking dark comedy about the society and how pathetic most of it really is. can be watched over and over probably even 20 years from now.

Election is cynical, satirical and sarcastic. Everything you can wonder about a teacher as a student comes true in this comedy, which lacks comedy (or at least any memorable moments). However, what it lacks in laughs it more than makes up for in the overall story. A story about revenge, discipline and role models; Election is just one of those films you can relate heavily to.The problems that surround Election are almost counteracted by the good. Whilst labeled as a comedy, it more or less passes for a coming of age drama with satirical undertones, but nonetheless, Election is as honest as it can get.