If you know me, you would know that I am a sucker for high school and teen films. I grew up with The Brat Pack and also American Pie characters. Election is one of the last good teen films. It is a flashy film from the late 90's that is as watchable now as it was then.
The title speaks for itself and the film is based off a novel about a high school election that causes revenge issues, many breakups and many problems but at the same time the movie has warmth, heart and the student body that comes together.
The cast is good and includes Chris Klein, Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick and with these actors you would expect fine performances but here their performances and characters are really out of this world. It is hard at first to like Reese Witherspoon's character but she really opens up during Act 2 and
gives one of the best performances of her career in my opinion. Chris Klein and Matthew Broderick both play interesting characters that are somewhat weird and both bring a lot to this film and I enjoyed them.
Comparing this to other teen films, I think Election comes off as one of the smartest and most realistic. There are probably one or two bad plot ideas that could have been avoided, especially one with the Witherspoon character and a teacher having a sexual relationship that really does nothing to the film. That said, you really can't not like this plot. It is smart, heartwarming and also full of sexual antics that work all around. I do think that it is quite an original plot that we are probably never going to see again.
Election is fun film that is full of insight and a movie to watch if you want to relive some old high school memories. It is a film that brings quite a bit to table and a film that probably shouldn't be missed.
4/5
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