The high school Class President election is approaching and it looks like Tracy Flick is going to win, unopposed. However, teacher Jim McAllister has other plans. He convinces jock Paul Metzler to run, sparking off an interesting chain of events.Brilliant movie from writer-director Alexander Payne. Darkly funny, with a cynical, subversive streak to it. This subversiveness extends beyond the comedy as the movie captures high school as a microcosm for the world we live in, especially the world of politics. Here Payne is particularly brilliant and brutal, showing us the kind of people who thrive in politics, and what happens to those that get in their way.

A high school teacher who was always talking about morals and ethics should not have ended being such a failure.The movie was pointless and there is no moral at the end. In addition, I could not find any point to laugh at, either, so it should not be categorized under comedy genre.

Enjoyed it, makes fun out of things we probably should frown upon now. But good comedy always takes on taboos, divisive issues. All the actors were great, not just the leads. If you want to have a giggle at morality and ethics, political process regarding presentation as opposed to actual policy, you'll have a good giggle at this.

Election is cynical, satirical and sarcastic. Everything you can wonder about a teacher as a student comes true in this comedy, which lacks comedy (or at least any memorable moments). However, what it lacks in laughs it more than makes up for in the overall story. A story about revenge, discipline and role models; Election is just one of those films you can relate heavily to.The problems that surround Election are almost counteracted by the good. Whilst labeled as a comedy, it more or less passes for a coming of age drama with satirical undertones, but nonetheless, Election is as honest as it can get.