I really don't like Will Ferrell, but I like this movie.

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2009)

I am not a fan of Will Ferrell. He is painful to watch. So when this movie came out I avoided it like the plague. Then I saw several minutes of while at a friends house and was intrigued enough to TIVO it.
This is not the greatest movie I have ever seen. It isn't a tour de force for anyone involved… except maybe Ferrell… As some other viewers express, it may even have a sappy ending and other imperfections. BUT, it is a good movie, a really good movie. I have watched it 4 times now. My friends/family thought I was nuts, it is Will Ferrell after all, and they avoided watching it until I made them sit still and watch enough to get hooked. Of course, I then end up watching the whole thing with them again.
It’s a good movie that you can watch repeatedly and actually enjoy more every time you watch it. It’s clever, somewhat original, good for several chuckles, reasonably clean (PG-13), and not at all the Will Ferrell movie you were expecting.