There isn’t much funny in Will Ferrell’s new basketball movie. It’s just a loosely connected series of weakly inspired ideas.Andrew Daly is amusing as a happy-go-lucky sports announcer. But Will Arnett is, as always, unpleasant. And fairly talented folk such as Andy Richter, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows and Rob Corddry are put to waste.
I do like Will Ferrell’s faux-funky ’70s song “Love Me Sexy.” Click here to hear that on my Vox audio stash, and save your $8.50.
Not funny?
ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise! (insert sarcasm here).
Is there a such thing as a funny Will Ferrell movie? Not in my book, and I loved him on SNL.
^ I must say, IW, that "Anchorman" made me laugh out loud. The race-car movie had a few chuckles in it.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise... yeah... not hittin'.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll wait til the hustleman gets it.
ReplyDelete^ Hee-hee...
ReplyDeleteFerrell's schtick is getting old, but I can't say I blame the guy for repeating himself. Since hitting it big, he's tried to branch out three times (Stranger Than Fiction, Winter Passing, Melinda & Melinda), all pretty good movies, yet they all bombed miserably.
ReplyDelete^ Winter Passing??
ReplyDeleteI don't know why, but men seem to love Will Ferrell movies waaay more than women (an observation after discussing his movies with many folks).
ReplyDeleteGo figure.
Ever since I started seeing commercials for this it's been obvious to me that a straight adaptation of Terry Pluto's "Loose Balls" would be about 4 times funnier.
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