Review of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) by Jennifer W — 31 Jul 2014

The 2nd movie in the series was better. This was not that great.

This review of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) was written by Jennifer W on 31 Jul 2014.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has generally received positive reviews.

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