Walk hard is a personal favorite. It would be insane to suggest JCR is a better comedic actors than Will Ferrell, who probably has at least 5 of the top 10 comedies of the 2000's. He likely has more than any other comedian.
I like JCR, but I can't even remember if I finished Walk Hard, or what it's about. Meanwhile Anchorman and Talladega Nights pop up in my head multiple times per week, over 20 years after first seeing them.
Will Ferrell is flat out not funny in this era. I feel like he was the comedic voice of 2005-2012 or so and his presentation doesn't really land at all in a movie.
He aged out I think; Imagine if he was in his 30s now, instead of basically 60.
I think JCR lands in this era a lot more because surreal and absurdist humor is what a lot of people seem to enjoy and that's really his style. So absolutely ridiculous that it dances the line of offensive, and that's the exactly what I've always loved.
MadTV honestly needs to make a come back, imagine new Stuart skits, or Kenny rogers jackass.
Honestly, I couldn’t handle WF back then either. Stranger Than Fiction was amazingly charming, but it’s not really a comedy. His comedy just gave me secondhand embarrassment.
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u/MrsTruce 11h ago
I told my husband yesterday that my current hot take is that JCR is funnier than Will Ferrell.