The 1970s were a different time than that of today in more ways than one. Women’s lib had just begun and changes were in the air. But for some these changes are unwelcome and seen as a crime for those who would like to see things stay the same. That is how we find ourselves in San Diego, at a local television station where all the people who tell the news are of the male gender. Their leader and anchorman is Ron Burgundy, who thinks himself God's gift to the ladies and is the area's most respected reader of the teleprompter of the news fit to be known, but this is all about to change as the traditional roles of telling the news are about to be challenged. The television station trying to be more diverse has hired an ambitious female newscaster Veronica who, unlike Ron, actually knows something about journalism. Ron is torn between sticking to his traditional views or embracing a new world because while he wants the news to stay male dominated he is also very attracted by Veronica. So he finds himself trying to start a relationship with the attractive journalist all the while trying to convince his friends that the relationship is nothing more than his latest fling and notch on his bedpost. But this may prove to be more difficult than he can handle as Veronica is smarter than him not to mention the better reporter and journalist and the world is ready for a change.

First off I did like the movie, despite not being that big a fan of Will Ferrell’s comedy styling. Ferrell has a more subtle and tame style of comedy that sometimes is just lost on me. For those who like him, they will absolutely love the movie and for those that aren’t fans of him they will be at least pleased with the movie and find it entertaining. I can admit that sometimes I don’t get the humor in Ferrell’s movies but at the same time be open to any comedic performance he does as he is quite a gifted actor and can be downright funny at times. I didn’t enjoy the movie as much as I did Elf but that wasn’t Ferrell’s fault but more of the screenwriters as they really didn’t have enough story to flesh out a feature length film at times. I appreciated the fact that the movie took a trend back to the pre-gross out humor days as the movie never had to resort to cheap laughs to be funny. And to me that is a thumbs up right there in itself, as they had to be creative enough to be constantly funny without resorting to potty humor. One of the most ironic things in the movie for me was Ben Stiller’s cameo as he was genuinely funny and that can easily be contributed to the lack of potty humor his staple. I like Will Ferrell, I like his movies which for the most part are very funny, and Anchorman did not let me down in any way. While it may not be the most memorable of films except for the Will Ferrell fans it is still a funny, entertaining movie that will keep you laughing and glad you came to see the movie.
3.5 star out of 5