This dire sequel filled with mechanically-reclaimed comedy marks a depressing low point for Will Ferrell.
Ten years ago, the likes of Blades of Glory and Hot Rod signalled the end of the Frat Pack era.
Let us count the ways we love Adam McKay’s 2008 comic masterwork.
Remember when Hollywood attempted to parlay the stage act of a blue comedian into a wannabe raunchy comedy?
The dodgy politics of this would-be comedy might have been more hard-hitting had Will Ferrell and and Kevin Hard given us something to laugh about.
By Dan Stewart
Will Ferrell and John C Reilly deliver in this dysfunctional comedy from director Adam McKay.
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