Review of Step Brothers (2008) by Tyler R — 09 Apr 2012

Is this movie overrated? Hell yes. A lot of people I know call this one of the funniest movies of all time but I can easily name 10 funnier films than this, like Caddyshack, Dumb and Dumber or even Abduction. (Abduction wasn't suppose to be a comedy, but there were so many unintentionally funny parts in that movie.) The plot focuses on Will Ferrel and John C. Reily become step brothers after their parents get married and they have to adjust to eachother. As you can tell it's a very weak story. One thing I noticed right away was how often I wasn't laughing. There were parts where I simply chuckled, but Ferrell or Reily weren't even directly involved, it was just a few lines from the dad. There were also moments where I kept thinking to myself "How is this funny? Why would you put this in a script?" A full grown man gets insulted at the dinner table and makes a scrunched up face like he's going to cry and that's suppose to be funny? The idea of an adult acting like a child is overdone. That's the only thing Will Ferrell is good for anyway. Let's analyze:

Ricky Bobby: He acted like a spoiled teenage girl.

Elf: Acted like a child.

Anchorman: Acted like a schoolyard student trying to impress his cronies.

Face it, if there were no movies with an adult liking a child, Will Ferrell wouldn't have a career. I mean seriously, Will Ferrell? He's not funny, he's annoying. You want funny, go watch a video of Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Chris Farley, Jeff Dunham, 80's Adam Sandler or Taylor Lautner (I'm telling you, his acting is hilariously bad.) Ferrell doesn't even hold a candle to those guys. But if you really want to jump on the Step Brothers bandwagon, watch the film and be your own judge of the movie.