overrated

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2004)

Just coming out of this movie, I would have to say it is a little overrated(7.4 as of currently) although I always thought the scales were kind of screwed up on this site. The problem is that a good percentage of the people that vote either choose a 1 or a 10 which should be reserved for very special movies be it good or bad. Apparently 30 percent of the people who voted thought this was right up there with the greatest movies they have ever seen. I see this extreme rating as a lack of interest in the pole and a good deal of 10's and 1's should be thrown out in my opinion. On another note, the movie had a good number of popular faces giving cameos which can always add a lot to a movie(although ben stiller seems to be taking any job offered to him and is running out of personalities to present). Will Ferrell is a respected comedian and I know he has made a lot of fans from his days on SNL and all of his supporting roles in other movies but...For me its hard to see him in a lead role because I quickly become habituated to his humor. Its for this reason that I liked him in short skits, but if you are like me, you are going to have a problem enjoying this movie as much as the rest of the audience in the theater. I would give it a 5.8 in the comedy genre but you have to see it to really know how you will feel