What?

Rating: 2/10 (21 November 2004)

What? How? Wh.. What was this?
It was the strangest.. I hesitate to use the word 'film' ever. I'm staggered to read it was intended as a comedy. Even as a film it failed miserably.
I'll admit I've never heard of any of the principal actors, I've never heard of Saturday night Live, nor any of the numerous -presumably- American celebrities, events, locations & terms that are referred to throughout. Most - if not all - have yet to make it across the pond here.
But the basic premise I was familiar with nonetheless. Local news set up, all guys, an anchorman, sports reader, reporter & weatherman. Unfortunately that was where my recognition ended. None of the 4 characters bared even a semblance of a familiarity to anything I had ever encountered on local news, so I've not idea what they were spoofing or taking off.
They are 4 of the least likable characters in film history. Three of them do not have a single amusing line in the film, the weather guy has a few but by then you are so bored you've forgotten how to smile.
The was a tiny bit of promise in the film when the girl arrived & had no interest in any of the 4 fellers. That tiny glimmer of hope of an interesting film went when she fell for Ron - A man who had absolutely nothing going for him to offer a woman, and quite how the pair were intended as a convincing match is beyond me.
The two main scenes went way over my head. Neither the big fight scene nor the finale at the zoo, offered anything remotely funny or even slightly interesting.
I'd like to put this down to yet another example of the big differences in humour either side of the Atlantic (responsible for the likes of Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller & Adam Sandler all being considered comedians, but even allowing for that I'm surprised anyone found anything funny in this.
I too watched this on a plane to L.A & unfortunately, someone else just below has used my gag about wishing I walked out.
A very low 2/10 (that's being generous for the weatherman having a couple of scenes that could just about -at a stretch- fall into the humour bracket.