over the top trousers around the ankles humour...

Rating: 4/10 (3 October 2006)

If you really like Will Ferrell you should quite enjoy this film. It has some laughs right the way through but the only putting off point to these laughs is that there's a quiet moment for a couple of seconds after to give everyone watching a chance to redeem themselves and cool off from the laughter. To be honest this is unwanted silence because the jokes aren't really that funny.
Yes OK as I said there are some humorous points but the main jokes are focused on Will Ferrell screaming, which I don't find that funny. Actually I would put this down as a put off showing the stereotypical character of a drunken American loud mouth. This running around with your trousers around your ankles screaming mercifully for about 10 minutes gets boring and at times ridiculous and when the audience laughs for the 1st 2 minutes the cinema is left quiet until this ludicrous satirical episode ends.
Another point to add about Will Ferrell would be to say that he lacks the ability to hold a film and make it his as the leading actor, having said that I think he would be a fantastic accompaniment to a film but too much screaming affects any real judgement on whether he can act. I know it was meant to be a comedy but even Jim Carrey's antics made more sense than some of the ones in this film.
Other than that I thought the French character Gerard played by Sasha bohen (Borat) was a generous addition. Even though the French accent was made a little bit more ridiculous than it actually is, maybe the words were a bit drawn out but the film needed this transition as it took away from Will Ferrell's over compromising character.
All in all this film was OK but I could have easily not watched it and had as much fun staying at home and watched an old Sopranos or something, but if u like Will Ferrell screaming and doing silly things constantly then this is the one for you.