Better than Expected, but not Ferrell's Best.

Rating: 7/10 (3 August 2006)

I was privileged to see an advanced screening of the movie yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. I felt he marketing campaign did not do the movie justice as they portrayed it as a farce (which in part it was), but only showed clips of screw-ball activities. The first 15 minutes of the film was a continuous string of hilarious jokes as we see Ferrell's character grow up. As with all movies of this genre, there is a predictable plot: character has the good life, character goes through a crisis, and character prevails in the end. But the supporting actors make this film enjoyable, memorable and wanting for more. I also highly recommend keeping those butts in the seats for the credits as the bloopers reel is dynamite! Lastly, there was a preview for Ferrell's next movie - this looks like a great concept and seems genuinely funny.