Directed By: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner
Run time: 119 minutes
Rated: PG-13
In Will Ferrell’s second go around at being San Diego’s favorite anchorman, he came back better than ever. In the first Anchorman, Ron Burgundy and the crew dominated not only the news of San Diego but also the hearts of the San Diego people. But during the first movie he had one problem: Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). She is threatening Ron for his job, while in route to become the first female anchor.
The second film starts out with Ron and his newly married wife Veronica Corningstone walking into the ever so signature news room where the base of the historic movies start. This is when the news is leaked that Veronica is getting promoted up to a better spot in the news crew while Burgundy gets the axe. As the movie goes on he is going through a tough time knowing his wife is still in the news industry being a woman while he is jobless. Until he stumbles upon Freddie Shapp (Dylan Baker), who knows Burgundy is jobless and wants to sign him to GNN 24 Hour News. This offer gets the juices flowing for Burgundy and the crew to get back to the news room.
What makes this series of movies so hysterical? Scenes like when Ron is getting the news crew back together so they are able to come with force into GNN news. On track to finding Champ, Brick and Brian; Ron hits a wall finding all of them. Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) is a photographer taking pictures of small white kittens. Champ (David Koechner) is the owner of a chicken fast food restaurant that uses a bat as a substitute for chicken, and Brick (Steve Carell) is attending his own funeral as if he didn’t know he was still alive.
Jack Lime (James Harsden) delivers a great performance as Ron’s enemy in the News room. Lime has the prime time news show for everyone to watch, while Ron and his crew have the graveyard shift. This soon changes as Ron makes the innovative idea to start showing people what they want to see, not what they need to see. This soon gets Ron off the graveyard shift and to prime time and suddenly he becomes the world’s favorite anchorman.
Now this movie might be a little corny for a certain audience, but if you have ever found humor in Will Ferrell and Steve Carell at their best then this just might be the movie for you.
