Take this test to see if you would enjoy this movie

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2004)

To take this test you need to remember The Mary Tyler Moore show from the 1970s, because there are some similarities to this movie. This movie is set in the 1970s so it is appropos to this examination.
Question 1: Would you enjoy a movie starring a news anchorman that is as out of touch with reality as Ted Baxter and is more crude?
Question 2: Would you enjoy a movie co-starring a reporter like Mary Tyler Moore but has no common sense?
Question 3: Are you cut out for the kind of corny humor, so extreme that it could be compared to having five spoons of sugar in your morning coffee?
For me the answer is a resounding NO! I liked The Mary Tyler Moore show and even though there were some similarities in two of the major cast members, it was the worst movie I have seen in recent memory. I did not crack a smile. My wife asked me if I wanted to leave 45 minutes into the movie when it became apparent that it wouldn't get any better, and mercifully it only lasted an hour and a half. The reason I did not leave the movie early is that I kept looking for Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) to turn things around at that TV station and make it into a legitimate news organization.
I say this movie was a total, unmitigated failure. I knew I was in trouble when we walked into the movie theatre and only two other people were watching it. Save your money for a good movie!
This is the only movie I have ever critiqued at the IMDB that I would give a 0 out of 10.