Outstanding comedy

Rating: 8/10 (21 September 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a comedy movie that premiered in 2004. The movie is written by Adam McKay and written by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The movie stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner. The movie is about a news anchor in San Diego and his misadventures in the 1970s.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a fantastic movie. This movie has many well executed comedy scenes where the movie plays to its strengths incredibly well. The casting of the stars and even supporting cast make the movie's line deliveries perfect. This movie has some of the greatest line delivery by Will Ferrell playing Ron Burgundy. Ron Burgundy's rival, Wes Mantooth played by Vince Vaughn, does such an excellent job in every scene that these are classics in my eyes. The movie depends a lot on the cast and the cast absolutely delivers in all of their lines. It makes for an enjoyable experience if the audience only wants to watch character driven comedy.
The downside I have to the movie is its tendency to meander. There is not much of an overarching story in this movie at all. The movie suffers from a lack of focus as the movie focuses on gags that the cast plays. It makes for an experience where the characters have events that do not lead to any substantial conclusion. This is likely not a problem for most audiences but anybody expecting a story to go along with the comedy will not find it here. This movie turns its actors and actresses loose with the script and lets them have fun.
I would recommend 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'.
Grade: B