Will Ferrel's best role to date

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2007)

"Anchorman" grew on me. Like unwanted back hair, it grew on me. The first time I saw it, I thought it was fairly funny. Then I saw it a second and third time and it went from fairly funny to undoubtedly funny. This movie has several quotable and memorable scenes, plus each one of the characters in Ron Burgundy's broadcast team was amusing in his own way. In fact, the broadcast team was just a perfect bunch. But, without question, Will Ferrel held it down as Ron Burgundy. Will Ferrel has just been ascending in my book as of late, but if there is any role I would say he shined the most in, it would be this one. As I watched "Anchorman" again, I was a bit more attentive and I picked up on even more funny little subtleties. And the scene with him bickering back and forth with Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) was just classic. My advice to those who haven't seen it... watch it, and then watch it again. If you didn't like it the first time, you'll warm up to it.