Review: The Other Guys

Will Ferrell’s career path has had an interesting trajectory. It seems that the more famous he has become, the less funny he has appeared to be. The ratio reached equilibrium in 2004, when Ferrell became a major star on the release of his best film appearance to date, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Since then, his old SNL clips have become YouTube currency, but his work as a leading man has been patchy at best. So, after the debacle that was last year’s Land of the Lost, it was a relief to see him teaming up with Adam McKay again for the action spoof The Other Guys. And while it isn’t a complete return to form for Ferrell, it’s at least a sign of a pulse left in his comedic veins. READ MORE