Review of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) by James M — 09 Aug 2014

The first Anchorman film was one of the surprise hits of 2004, featuring several hilarious moments and is amongst the best works of Will Ferrell.

Inspired by a true story of a flamboyant newsreader in the 1970's. A sequel was inevitable, and, as far as sequels go, it really isn't that bad, in fact, some moments are just as funny as the first film.

Fired from his original network and separated from his co-host wife, news anchor Ron Burgundy is struggling to hold down a job, until he is approached by a producer of an upcoming 24-hour news channel which requires his services.

He assembles his old crew of Brian Fantana, Champ Kind and Brick Tamland and together they win over the ratings war by making up news they think people would want to hear (including smoking crack on air).

Meanwhile, Burgundy fights a custody battle with his separated wife for his son and embarks on an affair with his African-American female producer, leading to a rather embarrassing dinner with her family where he speaks in racial stereotypes.

There are a few jokes which are more embarrassing than they are funny, but there's more than enough good jokes to make up for that.

The film descends into a series of celebrity cameos in the final moments and becomes all a bit silly, but if it's seriousness you're after, you wouldn't get that far into the movie.

Overall, it's not as good as the first film, but is still a decent sequel and well worth watching if you enjoyed the original.