A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

STAY CLASSY, BLOG READERS! "Anchorman" has a lot of funny stuff in it, to be sure, but it suffers from a key problem--it feels like a sketch. There's no real plot momentum or growth in any of the characters, and hell, there's not really that much of a plot at all. Most of the characters are one-dimensional (albeit funny). It's a sharp contrast to "Mean Girls," where Fey makes clear that she has learned how to structure a story while still letting her do her thing. Ferrell and Co. are just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks. Fortunately, a lot of it does, and that portion of it that does is quite funny--just don't go in expecting a plot.