A Fine Example of True Comedy in our Time

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2004)

Will Ferrell is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most talented comedians in feature film rotation today, and by the stream of movies being developed with him in them, I'm not the only one to believe so. So maybe Elf wasn't the hilarious work we expected from Ferrell, but this movie is just wonderful.
I don't know if I'm the only one sick of these "hilarious" attempts from previous entertaining comedians. Adam Sandlers recent attempts at comedy were lackluster, and Ben Stiller is single-handedly digging a grave created a parody of himself with the garbage he has been making, seemingly a movie a month. But when this movie hit, it was down right humorous. Maybe it's Ferrell's style that I like, and from observing lots of his SNL tough, he's known to repeat this type of character. Whether or not he will reuse it in the future or not is beyond me, but this film is a delight.
Just watching the opening sequence makes me laugh-out-loud, while Ron Burgundy prepares for a broadcast, he's told he's on the air, and simply replies after a awkward pause " I Don't Believe You. " It's little things like that, that made this movie a spectacular comedy. It isn't one of 2004's best films, but it's one of the best comedies in the past few years. To even compare it to Dodgeball is ridiculous, this has a light-hearted story you can watch over, nobody wants a underdog overcoming the conglomerate emperor sports movie, where the underdogs overcome their handicaps, and reign supreme in a movie of luck in the finals of the game.
No Brainer, when Anchorman comes out on DVD December 28th, 2004, I'll have bought it, and loved it. It'll amuse you, and keep you entertained, even if you hate to laugh.
A must have to your DVD collection. *** 1/2 out of *****