Rotten
The treatment of this touchy material is impressive, neither gratuitous nor mincing, but this 1999 satirical comedy doesn't really go anywhere.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Overview
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.
Director and cast
- Alexander Payne Director
- Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister
- Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick
- Chris Klein as Paul Metzler
- Jessica Campbell as Tammy Metzler
- Mark Harelik as Dave Novotny
- Phil Reeves as Walt Hendricks
- Molly Hagan as Diane McAllister
- Delaney Driscoll as Linda Novotny
- Colleen Camp as Judith R. Flick
- Frankie Ingrassia Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An instant classic, Alexander Payne's 1999 high school comedy seems even more scathing now that we're losing control of our own election machinery.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Election at first has the feel of a simple work. But don't let that fool you; it's a complex, deep tale.
Ted Anthony, Associated Press
Fresh
You've got to laugh at Witherspoon's tightly wound Little Miss Perfect, rising at dawn to do her hair and encase herself in a preppy look before baking cupcakes to pass out at school as vote-getters in her campaign for student council president.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Fresh
A dark, insidiously funny satire on the self-involved ways otherwise rational people can allow narrow personal agendas to lead them astray to the point of self-destruction.
Derek Elley, Variety
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