Anchorman: Legend of 
Ron Burgundy (2004)

	Directed by: Adam McKay	COUNTRY USA GENRE Comedy NORWEGIAN TITLE Anchorman RUNNING TIME 94 minutes
	Produced by: Judd Apatow
	Written by: Will Ferrell Adam McKay

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Ron Burgundy	Will Ferrell	½
Veronica Corningstone	Christina Applegate	½
Brian Fantana	Paul Rudd
Brick Tamland	Steve Carell
Champ Kind	David Koechner
Ed Harken	Fred Willard	½
Frank Vitchard	Luke Wilson
Motorcyclist	Jack Black
Police Officer	Neil Flynn
Public TV News Anchor	Tim Robbins
Arturo Mendes	Ben Stiller
Man in Bar	Jerry Stiller
Wes Mantooth	Vince Vaughn	½

Review

This film has a tad of what American comedies have often been lacking since Jim Carrey broke through in 1994 – absurdity. In Anchorman, people act and speak inconsequentially, often with a delightful lack of logic. That, and a useful study of television life in the good old days, are this film's best assets. Christina Applegate plays her character almost identically to Kathleen Turner's Cristy Colleran in Switching Channels (a homage or spoof, you decide), and Will Ferrell isn't that far off Burt Reynolds either, but unfortunately, the substance of Anchorman is too slight. In the end, the film also disappoints on a narrative level, falling into a line of standardised, dull dramaturgy that a comedy like this will never have the dramatic depth to justify. A tad more free-flowing writing could have made the film a lot more enjoyable, but at least we're provided with a fair share of laughs along the way. Steve Carell and Paul Rudd stand out, and there are also nice cameos from Vince Vaughn and Tim Robbins, among others.