Not terrible, but we have definitely seen better from Ferrell

Rating: 5/10 (4 August 2006)

Alright, I'm not saying that this movie was a big bust, but when compared to the past works of Ferrell, (and the movies I mainly refer to when I say this are Old School and Anchorman) this just isn't that funny, and the sad thing is, it definitely has the potential to be a great film! It has the goods for a great goofy comedy: great comedians, screwed up characters, and a gay guy, but it doesn't use these pieces to its fullest extent! It seems as though through every scene we are left waiting for that one funny part that just makes us crack up, as we are to expect from Old School and Anchorman, but we never get those big laughs (excluding a select few scenes), and this is a disappointment. The part that I laughed the most at was the bloopers at the end, and that usually isn't a good sign for a movie. I'll keep the review short and sweet, and I wouldn't highly recommend this film. Die-hard Ferrell fans will still see it anyways, and they will probably come out liking it only because they expected to. For anyone else, I might stay away from this one if I were you, it had the potential, but just never clicked.