Synopsis
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
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Cast
- Will FerrellRon Burgundy
- Steve CarellBrick Tamland
- Paul RuddBrian Fantana
- David KoechnerChamp Kind
- Christina ApplegateVeronica Corningstone
- Dylan BakerFreddie Shapp
- Meagan GoodLinda Jackson
- Judah NelsonWalter Burgundy
- James MarsdenJack Lime
- Greg KinnearGary
Recommendations
- 80
Village Voice
The good news is that Anchorman 2 is pretty funny. It's also more rambling and hit-or-miss than its predecessor, which means, thankfully, that it's less likely to become what we euphemistically call iconic: In other words, fewer annoying guys will be inspired to quote it. - 80
Total Film
Bigger and broader than before, Ron’s return occasionally feels like autocue’d sequel-making. But it spikes old news with enough fresh comic zip to keep you hooked through the self-indulgent stretches. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Scene after scene rockets past dumb, past camp, past Kabuki, and into the Milky Way of Silly where laws can be made up and discarded as long as what happens gets laughs. - 70
Variety
A modestly less quotable but generously funny new adventure for scotch-and-mahogany-loving 1970s newsman Ron Burgundy. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Comedically, everyone's on the same page here, which means that, even when things flag, more fun isn't far off. - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
The buffoonery goes epic in this sillier than silly sequel, a broad, down and dirty comedy overfilled with funny people trying to one-up one another on the set in the classic “best line wins” school of comic improvisation. - 60
The Guardian
This Anchorman sequel knows who its fans are, and does its best to keep them happy. No one will be complaining. - 60
Empire
Patchy and in need of a rigorous edit, but amid all the weeds there is some ripe comedy (satire, even) for the plucking.
