Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues might not be as quotable as its predecessor but the comedy is still a solid film in how it lampoons the world of cable news.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 1, 2024

It's either two hours of brilliance or two hours of torturous stupidity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 14, 2022

Funny in an outrageous way. It's a bit too long but the buffoonery level is high in a season where serious drama seems to be the ticket.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 1, 2021

This sequel undoubtedly runs too long, but the truly clever witticisms remain memorable even if the majority of the dialogue is drenched in pure absurdity.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 3, 2020

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues remains largely faithful to what made the original film a beloved and instantly quotable comedy.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 2, 2020

Talk about a film that repeatedly kicks you in the (female) balls just to make you laugh.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jul 16, 2020

The originality doesn't come in the jokes, but in the decision to weld a rather tame and obvious point to some people (that news has become corrupt) to a movie that will be seen by people who may not have ever thought about that.

| Original Score: A- | Aug 27, 2019

More of the same but LOUDER AND BAGGIER.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 8, 2019

Bigger, broader and funnier, "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" manages to do the impossible: improve on the original.

| Apr 9, 2019

If this sequel is an indication of a downward trend in quality for the franchise, the forecast for Ron Burgundy's future (okay, now I'm just being stupid) looks pretty cloudy.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Apr 9, 2019

The strange juxtaposition between the film's rampant self-confidence versus its paucity of actual humour is especially prominent in the ropey skits that simply run and run.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 9, 2018

It's just as random and inconsistent as the first film, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I laughed consistently throughout.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 1, 2018

That final act keeps the film from reaching the pedestal on which the original is placed, but you could do a lot worse than a reunion of Burgundy and friends this holiday season.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Oct 12, 2018

The good news is that this instalment is much better than the last. Unlike the Austin Powers films, the Ron Burgundy movies seem to improve with age.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 22, 2018

Should've been way funnier.

| Dec 12, 2017

For all its faults, Anchorman 2 manages to hit its funny mark.

| Nov 30, 2017

It's older, fatter but as sublimely silly as ever, with ba-da-bing! timing and a finale of celebrity cameo craziness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2017

For better or worse, Anchorman 2 is in its full glory when Ferrell goes off the rails and the film follows him into the swirl of blatantly idiotic randomness.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 21, 2016

In their big, expensive, hyper-marketed Christmas studio movie, they're doing the same kind of Fox-mocking that Jon Stewart does every night.

| Jun 18, 2016

It all leads to a final showdown, after some ridiculous twists and turns, which is as hilarious as it is star-studded. It's almost worth the two hours just to see who turns up.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 18, 2016