Excellent, if slightly unoriginal.

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2005)

When Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy first hit cinema screens, I did not go to see it. It seemed like another predictable, unfunny waste of time; another Sandler-esquire love-in for the comedy frat-pack.
The reviews it got in the press did not command viewing either, and so it was not until it came out on DVD that I gave in and rented it out; see what all the (not very much) fuss was about.
That evening, I cursed my pomposity those three months before. I should have seen it in the cinema. I laughed throughout, and the lines kept on coming, thick and fast. I decline to write any on this comment, because I couldn't possibly do them any justice. Rest assured, if and when you go see this, you will not regret it, and you will laugh your ass off.
The one problem is that Ferrell lifted his Ron Burgundy character from Steve Coogan's eminently superior Alan Partridge, and Americanised him. He does a good job at it, but Coogan is still the master, so get acquainted with Mr. Partridge before you see this movie, just so you know what I'm talking about.
In closing, Anchorman is a splendid way to spend 1 1/2 hours, and s thoroughly deserving of the accolade: "2004's best comedy".