Stupid, silly, Ferrell... what else do you need?

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2005)

Will Ferrell is undoubtedly one of this era's great comedy geniuses. Every time he takes the screen he cracks me up! His performances are a laugh a minute and are always hilarious, even if the films themselves aren't so great (I hate to mention The Ladie's Man!). So it comes as no surprise that Anchorman is right up there on the laugh scale. This film is so unbelievably stupid but Ferrell plays it dead straight as Ron Burgundy, the legendary 1970's news anchor. Burgundy's status as network top dog is threatened when young, ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) is hired. Stupid, silly humour is abound throughout the film and is set off by a number of things. The 70's gear is a absolute crackup! And so many cameos!! If you are a fan of Will Ferrell or just good old fashioned dumbass humour, you just have to see Anchorman!