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RE: Bad Will Ferrell films: The House
Have you seen the movie Downhill? I saw it on HBO once, and it was just strange... at times I laughed a lot, just because it was so stupid... but in general I would call it a drama almost about nothing!
I'm gonna download that now. Never even knew it existed.
Haha, you are a cool fan... you find many of his work is lame, but you still watch all of them. That is what I call a dedicated fan! :)
Every now and then he has moments of brilliance and Anchorman and Step Brothers are two of my favorite silly comedies of all time. I keep hoping that he will do something great again, but I don't think he is versatile enough of an actor to really do anything particularly special.
The problem is that Will Ferrells' face is stuck in my brain as one playing in "foolish" comedies. It is almost like Jim Carrey back in the days. Of course, they are both capable of playing different roles and they are great actors, but still, it is hard to forget all about their past roles!
I think that Jim is far more versatile than Ferrell. I think that Will is a one-trick-pony and the appeal is wearing off. Carrey on the other hand has proven that he is capable of rather intense drama and emotion on screen in the likes of The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and the spotless mind one. Ferrell just has Stranger than Fiction and that was decent but not exactly an emotional roller coaster