Even if the results are unmistakably "messy" and, to some eyes, just plain bad, the improvisational bombast of Adam McKay's filmmaking intrigues me. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is the director's zaniest achievement since Step Brothers, similarly baffling in its narrative logic and tonal dexterity as well as equally magnetic in its pull of weirdness. McKay and star Will Ferrell routinely push scenes past their seeming breaking point*, which, to me at least, is the domain of hesitation, verbal vomit, and physical awkwardness in which the film really enters a zone of inspired idiocy. My full review is up at In Review Online.
*Of note is McKay's directorial technique, which is described in a stellar review by R. Emmet Sweeney at Film Comment.
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That first movie will always remain my favorite, but this sequel isn't too bad neither. It's just not nearly as funny, as much as it pains me to say that. Good review Carson.
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