Right from the beginning, I have been a big Saturday Night Live fan and am always interested in the careers of the players after they leave the show and try their hand at films. The latest departee is Will Farrell. Now I'll be honest, I have always found Will's humor to be hit or miss on SNL, and this seems to be carrying over into his films, at least in the case of ANCHORMAN, which, for me, was a miss.
The premise held promise: The once male dominated world of tv news and Anchormen is threatened by the emergence of female newscasters. But Farrel, who co-wrote the screenplay, didn't seem to know whether this should be 90 minutes of smart comedy or 90 minutes of silliness. Unfortunately the latter prevailed and because of this the film falls flat on its kisser. At times it even tries to emulate Monty Python and fails miserably. So unless you are a hardcore Farrell fan, you may want to try a rental first. It isn't a complete write-off. There were a few moments of genuine humor. But it just could have been so much better.
:1: and mostly because of a gorgeous, sexy Christina Applegate.
The premise held promise: The once male dominated world of tv news and Anchormen is threatened by the emergence of female newscasters. But Farrel, who co-wrote the screenplay, didn't seem to know whether this should be 90 minutes of smart comedy or 90 minutes of silliness. Unfortunately the latter prevailed and because of this the film falls flat on its kisser. At times it even tries to emulate Monty Python and fails miserably. So unless you are a hardcore Farrell fan, you may want to try a rental first. It isn't a complete write-off. There were a few moments of genuine humor. But it just could have been so much better.
:1: and mostly because of a gorgeous, sexy Christina Applegate.
But overall, it felt like a very long SNL skit. Will can do better!
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