He's good in small doses as a supporting actor. I liked him in "Old School" and some of the skits such as the famous "More Cowbells" one. He's also a great straight man in the Jeopardy skits. For whole length films he really shouldn't have the lead for very long. "Anchorman," for example, was fun for a few minutes. Then it was just hours of watching the guy run around screaming. I didn't understand what was so funny. To be fair--NEITHER DOES HE. He's admitted as much in several interviews. He has little ego and isn't to blame. But hollywood producers decided he must be the "next big thing" so they've been trying to shove him down our gullets in massive doses for the past few years. He can do quite well as part of a team, but without the grounding force of a Vince Vaughn or James Caan he spirals out of control. In disasters like "Bewitched" or "Kicking and Screaming," you can almost hear the directors yelling for him to crank it up and trying to smear as much Ferrell madness across the screen as possible. If a little is good, more must be better--right?
