Anchorman: the Legend
of Ron Burgundy,
starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Christina Applegate. Directed by Adam McKay. 2004. Library Call Number: PN1995.9.C55A64 2004.
Will Ferrell is kind of an ADHD comedian—his
movies never seem to gain true focus, running all over the plot line with
tangents, diversions and digressions, almost like improv is being slathered over
the story line. Still, he finds the
funny spots a lot.
In Anchorman, Ferrell plays Ron Burgundy, the king of 1970’s San Diego
TV news, and the biggest ego west of the Rockies. His all-male news crew includes Steve Carrell
as a chuckleheaded weatherman, Paul Rudd as a reporter and David Koechner as a
former jock turned sports anchor. It’s a
comfortable man’s world for Burgundy, with everyone fawning all over him, until
his kingdom is threatened by Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), a new
reporter with anchor ambitions of her own.
Applegate is pretty good as the woman
who rattles the testosterone cage of the news set and there are enough laughs
to justify a viewing. You either like Ferrell or you don’t—if you like him,
this is worth a look.
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