Cringe-worthy

Production Year: 2004 - Comedy - Director: Adam McKay - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over more

12 reviews | Write a review |

It's the early 1970s and the local anchorman is not only a source of news but a revered local hero. In San Diego, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a mustachioed bachelor with a taste...
more...for scotch, unparalleled passion for the jazz flute, and a near-telepathic connection with his spirited mutt, Baxter, is that man. Rounding out Ron's testosterone-heavy news team are his close friends--cologne-obsessed man-on-the-street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sports reporter Champ Kind (Dave Koechner), and mentally challenged weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carrell). Their male camaraderie is challenged, though, when producer Ed Harken (Fred Willard), pressured by changing times, brings the first female reporter, ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), to the team. Ron finds his chauvinistic ideals compromised further when he starts falling in love with her. Fuelled by Ferrell's singularly loopy persona, ANCHORMAN joins the long list of comedies which have successfully poked fun at the styles and mores of the '70s. Here, with Ferrell's script and Adam McKay's direction, the character of Ron Burgundy becomes a full-bodied comic creation whose possibilities for laughs aren't nearly exhausted by the end credits. The result is an often hilarious celebration of moustaches, wide neckties, alcohol abuse, and good, old-fashioned sexism.

Please wait ....

Rate this product:

All Anchorman DVD reviews

Previous review | Next review

Cringe-worthy

A review by el900 on Anchorman DVD
July 21st, 2007

Author's product rating: Anchorman DVD - rated by el900

Did you enjoy it?	Hated it
Story	Very weak
Characters / Performances	Weak
Special Effects	Unmemorable
How does it compare to similar films?	Weak

Advantages:	Good actors
Disadvantages:	Everything is terrible

Recommend to potential buyers:

Full review

Apparently based on a true story. To be honest, i found this film pretty poor. The jokes were tiresome and had all been done before. It lacked originality as it uses the classic group of 'macho men' being out-done by a woman. Big deal, it's old now, and it was when it came out. Will Ferrell was obviously type-casted for this role, displaying many of his traits from his previous film characters. The story lacked energy and slows down almost completely in the middle. The plot is predictable and the randomness throws you. However, the acting from the other lead actors was commendable, it's just a shame that they were acting in this movie. The script did nothing for their talents as they could have achieved so much more. There is definately a huge amount of improvement that could have been made. I would rate it completely unsuccessful.