sub-par

Rating: 2/10 (22 June 2004)

i'm totally shocked this ever made it into the theater.
the writer, director, and actors barely seemed to be putting in an effort here. vince vaughn was really disappointing...while he can be great as a 'wacky' character (old school), this movie shows that he is a horrid 'straight man'. certain actors, like will farrell for instance, can play 'straight man' in a really funny way, but this was as flat as can be. ben stiller is funny, but the funniest jokes involved shoving his genitalia into his real-life wife's face. it's funny, don't get me wrong... but if that's your funniest joke, you've got problems. generally this movie just doesn't go far enough. none of the secondary characters are at all funny or useful. a pirate??? a fat nerdy guy??? a guy with a crush on a girl on the cheerleading team? can't they do better than this? a pirate for christ's sake.... what the hell is funny about that?
i'm shocked that this movie is doing well. anchorman will be 1000% better