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2.5/4
Not So Legendary
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/21/2013
Trying to describe what made the first Anchorman so good isn't that easy, but talking about what is wrong with Anchorman 2 is much easier. It's like they took everything that worked in the first one, cranked it up to 11 and hoped it would work. And while there are a few great, shining moments, the overall effect just works out to be OK - not great - just pretty average.
Let's start off with the best part of Anchorman 2 - the newscaster battle royale that takes place at the end of the film. This scene alone made me add an extra half-star if only because it was A) awesome and B) had some of the best cameos in any film. I won't spoil who shows up (some familiar faces and some I wasn't expecting at all). But needless to say when the GNN crew faces off against the BBC, ESPN News, MTV news, …
