Election Film Review Guardian

T here s a core of steel to this very enthralling and glossy movie from danish egyptian director and co writer may el toukhy.

Election film review guardian. This is johnson s first film without his cousin and collaborator peter ferdinando in the starring role but muscle s two leads prove every bit as tuned into his uniquely bleak vision of male. Audiences surveyed by cinemascore gave the film a grade b on scale of a to f. She s the subject of alexander payne s election a wicked satire about an election for student government president a post tracy wants to win to go along with her collection of every other prize in school.

It later placed at 5 in the first annual village voice film poll. With pitiless clarity it dissects that most unlovely part of the male psyche seething desire mixed with mean minded. Election is a brilliant movie satisfyingly nasty on a number of levels.

Election is the type of satire where one is more likely to wince than laugh. The performances are good though a bit overwrought. R on howard s new movie based on the bestselling memoir by jd vance is a solemn true story of self betterment from tough beginnings weirdly like the personal statement that an american.

Latest general election 2019 news comment and analysis from the guardian the world s leading liberal voice. On metacritic the film has a score of 83 out of 100 based on 33 reviews indicating universal acclaim. Peter bradshaw a brilliant movie satisfyingly nasty on a number of levels.

It s exactly the kind of drama that might prove binge worthily.