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I find him amusing, but often the humor used in his movies doesn't carry for 90 minutes. I think he is better in 5-15 minute skits like SNL...like most comedians.
But I laughed in Anchorman, Elf, Talledaga Nights, Wedding Crashers, Old School, and Zoolander. He doesn't carry all these films but I think his characters are good.
His sense of humor is so very pedestrian and awkward. In fact, in the mildly amusing film The Other Guys, it's painfully obvious which jokes were written by him, as they're the most silly and vile. And the only reason it's not a bad film is that it co-stars Mark Wahlberg, who distracts from Ferrell's annoying brand.
I agree. Odd that Mark Wahlberg's comedic performance actually overshadowed Will and made this so-so flick enjoyable. The highlight of that movie was Samuel Jackson and Dwayne Johnson's idiotically funny, characters who thought they were invincible and took the shortcut downstairs! That scene had me in chuckles!
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Originally Posted by Oildog
I find him amusing, but often the humor used in his movies doesn't carry for 90 minutes. I think he is better in 5-15 minute skits like SNL...like most comedians.
But I laughed in Anchorman, Elf, Talledaga Nights, Wedding Crashers, Old School, and Zoolander. He doesn't carry all these films but I think his characters are good.
Its hard to be funny for over an hour.
Funny, I say the same thing about Jack Black. They both made 1 or 2 flicks that were funny where both were leads but typically I find them much funnier in movies where they have small or supporting roles instead of lead.
Examples: Jack Black in Orange County, High Fidelity and Anchorman
Will Ferrell in Old School and Wedding Crashers.
Otherwise, they both seem to be playing the same, easily identifiable, 2-3 characters in every one of their movies.
I don't … I don't understand how he has a career. Every character he plays is completely annoying and most of all, not funny. He almost ruined Eastbound and Down every time he was in the cast. His George W. Bush impression was amusing, but that's about it. He must have dirt on some of the big wigs in hollywood.
So very true, he plays essentially the same character in every movie.
He is truly one note.
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For me, I really liked him in Everything Must Go. He was actually tolerably better in a comedic/dramatic role than some of his other failed comedy attempts. One of the most wasted attempts was his guest spot with Bear Grylls on Man vs. Wild. We watched it one time with clenched teeth.
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