Good Belly Laughs all round

Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2007)

Next to Anchorman this is by far the funniest of Wil Ferrels comedies. It is constantly quotable, holds its humor from start to finish which is thanks to the screenwriters. The director's won't allow Heder to let Napoleon go but it works for the most part none the less. The characterization of MacElroy and Michaels creates true rounded humorous characters. The ice skating sequences are a crack up and even at times tense. Josh Gordon and Wil Speck keep Ferrell under control which the director couldn't do in his previous dismal effort of Talladega Nights. It's a fun way to spend an hour and a half, and all though you can explain the plot in thirty seconds this film doesn't ask for much more. What you see if what you get, and what you get is a really good belly laugh.