You know, I’m not surprised. Really. I’d also include words like “overrated” and “over the hill” too, because frankly, I haven’t laughed at much he’s done since the Butomi era on Saturday Night Live, and even then because he was with Chris Kattan, whose wide-eyed insanity made Ferrell seem like a straight man.
Oh, sure, Elf could’ve been a LOT worse than it was, but my stomach still churns at the thought of Step Brothers, and I still can’t make it through a performance of Semi-Pro without wishing Michigan would fall into one of the lakes, even IF it took me with it.
Ferrell, on average, only brings in about three times what he’s paid, which is actually good by any objective standard, but in Hollywood, in which budgets on single films can easily surpass the GDP of entire countries (here I am thinking of pretty much anywhere in Africa), it takes a lot more than a three to one ratio to justify the big payday.
Oh, sure, Ferrell’s known for a good joke or two, but he often spends his time in one of three basic modes:
1. Whiny man-child Will
2. Entirely too confident of his appearance Will
3. Naked Will
And frankly, I think we’ve all had enough of number three by now. Number one makes me want to gouge out most of my sensory apparatus and number two is just boring.
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