Will Ferrell and I have a interesting relationship. Being a good brother, I am very supportive of his works and all that he does. Through thick and thin, I will enjoy a Will Ferrell movie where few others will. Of course there are the classics that all enjoy, the Anchormans, the Elfs. And one of my favorite works is his serious role in Stranger than Fiction.
But there have been a few that at first glance fell short in my eyes. At first glance, I thought Talladegga Nights was eh. Blades of Glory was much better, but still mediocre. BUT!!!!!! I was shown the light. I spoke with my problems with the movies with him, and he ensured me he felt the same way at first, but loved it much more each time he watched it. Soon after, I rewatched the two above movies, and in fact, he was correct. BoG sky rocketed to a movie I thoroughly enjoyed and TN became I movie I really liked.
THUS!!!! With some credit to the Clusk, I have come up with the Theory of Will Ferrell Movie Repetition. A la, the more you see a Will Ferrell movie, the more you will enjoy it. Admittedly, there is a plateau level, where you cannot enjoy it more. Also, this theory is exempt to assholes, and there are plenty of them out there.
The reason I have ranted about the above is because to be honest, this is my least favorite Will Ferrell movie to date. I am able to get past his simple plots, similar characters. I do enjoy his random shenanigans, and absurdity. But this movie did not thrill me at all. A few chuckles, and some humorous part, but nothing spectacular.
Will plays his arrogant douche style character as Jackie Moon, who is a player, coach, owner of an ABA basketball team. Note: ABA was the old, apparently crappy ancestor to the NBA. The two leagues are merging, and Will's shitty team will not be going. Only the 4 best teams will be going. So in order to get moved on, the team does the Snapple chant of 4th place.
This really should have been gold. It is will in his element, a few amazing stars, like Will Arnett, and a bunch of mediocre ones, like Woody Harrelson. But no, I found it to be rather dull and not funny. It also brought me to the realization that Rob Cordry sucks at life and should stop being in films.
The gold of the movie did come at the end, in classic Will Ferrell simply humor and absurdity. Through angelic intervention, Will learns a new basketball move, and it carries the team. Love it, a solid finish.
Bear wrestling aside, I was not a fan of this movie. But there is hope. Thanks to the Theory of Will Ferrell Movie Repetition, maybe down the road we will see it come into my good graces. But we will have to wait until the DVD, and I find someone who owns it.
Until then, I will leave you. I give this movie a Meh-ally oop.
Date: 2.29.08
Cost: $8.00
Running Time: 90 minutes
Companions: André Roussimoff
Anticipated Spot on the 100: 45
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