Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - C

Rated PG-13, 119 minutes

Stupidity reigns supreme in overlong "Anchorman 2"

Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy

Will Ferrell is a brilliantly funny comedian, but his comedic talents are wasted in the exceedingly tiresome, plodding comedy "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," a sequel to the 2004 cult hit "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Peppered with some of Ferrell's typically funny chortles, it could've easily been condensed to a 5 minute sketch and accomplished much more. The 1970s are over and San Diego newsman Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) and his team have hit rock bottom until a 24-hour news channel is being developed and his team is recruited for it. Directed by Ferrell's go-to comedy director, Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow and co-written by Ferrell and McKay, "Anchorman 2" is a needless sequel in which the silliness keeps on going and going and going. On that note, it's a comedy of excess and mainly for fans of the original film, whose cast, including David Koechner, Steve Carrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd, return for this outing as well. It's to Ferrell's credit that his promotion of the film through the recent Dodge Durango commercials have helped that car brand's sales, and Ferrell is funny in them, they're also only a minute or less. "Anchorman 2" channels its stupidity often and there are admittedly some funny moments, but they're scattershot and strung together, going on much longer for what it is. Fans of Ferrell and the original film will get a kick out of it, for the rest of us, to quote Burgundy himself from the film, "as a wise man once said: so."

Wes's Grade: C