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The Campaign (2012)
Critic Ken Review: The Campaign
War has rules, mud wrestling has rules -- politics has no rules.' That's a quote by former American presidential candidate Ross Perot that opens up Will Ferrell's newest comedic offering The Campaign, while also serving as a guideline for some of the outlandishness witnessed over the course of the film.
Ferrell plays Democratic congressman Cam Brady from North Carolina who has run unopposed for two election cycles and is the type of politician who is successful because he can dance around the issues with the best of them and gets people riled up with his catchphrase 'America, Jesus, Freedom', even if he himself doesn't exactly know what that means. He has a strong haircut, a large American flag pin on his jacket and has enjoyed overwhelming support in his district with an approval rating in the mid-60 percentile and has the support of his lovely wife Rose (Katherine LaNansa) and children Jessica and Cam Jr.
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Louie: Ikea/Piano Lesson (2012)
Louie Recap - Ep. 307: IKEA/Piano Lesson
There will always be moments in life that let you down. That's been one of the key messages in Louis C.K.'s award-winning show Louie. And while I've enjoyed it's run over the last three years and have enjoyed sharing in the misery of my favourite red-haired comedian (sorry Carrot Top), I couldn't help but feel let down by the latest instalment, 'Ikea/Piano Lesson', the seventh episode of season number three.
Louie has hit a lot of home runs deep out of the park over the last couple of episodes. The two- part 'Daddy's Girlfriend' series about him trying to date the cute bookstore clerk Liz aka Tape Recorder played by Parker Posey was fantastic and some of the best television you'll see. Even last week's episode 'Barney/Never' when he had to take care of Doug, the kid who liked to eat bowls of raw meat was a downgrade from the previous two-parter but still had some really funny moments.
While 'IKEA/Piano Lesson' too had some funny moments in it's first act, it just felt like the show was trying to fit way too much into one 22-minute episode. While a lot of comedies will try and stretch one joke out for way too long, perhaps Louie went too far the other way.
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