What follows is a deep dive into the ribald world of public relations, ad campaigns and, of course, everyone’s favorite punching bag, Citizens United v.
Taking a similar tactic to that of this year’s Irresistible, The Campaign plucks a non-assuming citizen of North Carolina (Galifianakis) to run against an incumbent who’s run afoul of the voting public after an affair (Ferrell).
Receiving a hand in blasting the political structure from co-writer/producer Adam McKay, who would go on to make both The Big Short and Vice years later, The Campaign still plays as a laugh riot, while also delivering some important political knowledge.