Review - Anchor-ham.

Let me start off by saying I love Will Farrell, and his style of comedy is brilliant. He and Adam McKay, who writes for SNL, co-wrote the script. I believe that this was McKay's directorial debut. Soooo, how do I describe it...

Each joke in this film is a warm up for the next, so while no one joke is absolutely hilarious, you pretty much laugh throughout. There are a couple of humdingers, and the improv is good, though somewhat obvious or forced. The Daily Show's Steven Carrell is in tip-top shape playing his dead-pan style that we loved when he was still on TDS. And there are a few well placed cameos that are sprinkled throughout that got some "oohs" and "aah"s from the audience.

Overall, this movie is one that you would find hilarious the first time, but if you ever saw it again you wouldn't necessarily laugh as much or as loud. The jokes are all over the place and the plot is terribly thin, so film doesn't know if it's a mocumentary or a plot driven "piece".

Bottom Line: Anchorman () is teh funny, and will keep you laughing, even though you won't care what's going on. At $10.25 a ticket, I wouldshould have rented it.

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