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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Matthew Broderick Reese Witherspoon Chris Klein Jessica Campbell

Directors Alexander Payne

Screenwriters Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Running Time 103 minutes

Election (15)

Plot
Tracy Flick is an obnoxious overachiever hated by popular teacher Mr McAllister, after she got his best friend fired. When she appears a shoo-in for student council president, he does everything he can to stop her winning…

Verdict
Too bitter to be a big success, this second feature from Payne (following Citizen Ruth) is still an excellent movie, funny and painful, with a perfectly-turned punchline and a black humour that foreshadowed his Oscar successes About Schmidt and Sideways.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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