Election

Alexander Payne's satire of high school elections is amusing if a bit overrated. Reese Witherspoon is as cute as ever and gives her best performance as Tracy Flick, an overachiever with a big smile, a cute voice, and a hint of ruthlessness. Matthew Broderick plays the teacher who may or may not be attracted to her, but wants to see her stopped none the less. It's occasionally funny, for example the campaign speech in which the promise made is to do absolutely nothing and abolish the useless student government so no one will have to listen to campaign speeches again, but it's nothing to write home about.