Anchorcrap

Rating: 1/10 (20 July 2004)

I was fairly excited to see this movie due to the fact that several people I encountered thought it was hilarious; however, the movie is actually horrible. You may be thinking that I am one of those people who just cannot enjoy a slapstick-type goofy comedy, but you would be wrong. I love Old School and Road Trip, I even liked Dodgeball (except for the Velveeta ending) so I am open to a movie that was made specifically for laughter without thinking. This movie missed its mark completely. Will Ferrell and the cast try hard to make the audience laugh and succeeded a couple of times, but for the most part the jokes fell flat. There really is not a plot to the story, it revolves around a station of all men anchors not wanting to release power to a new female anchor. All of the guys are creepy, sexist and completely full of themselves. Steve Carell, who was funny in Bruce Almighty, really had nowhere to go with his character. He is a dim bulb who just makes random statements or repeats what another character says. I think the best part of this movie was Vince Vaughan as a rival station anchor. So, my advice with this film is, don't see it at the theater, don't rent it or buy it on pay per view, wait a couple of years until it is on USA or TBS every other Saturday morning.