I could not agree more. I was so excited to see this, after all the critical acclaim. But it was such a letdown. It felt like a series of SNL skits, loosely cobbled together. And just like SNL skits, most of the jokes ran too long.

I love silly comedies, but I've never taken a liking to Will Fereell, and I'm not rushing out to see Talladega Nights. Adam Sandler often (OK, sometimes) portrays characters who are just as bizarre, outlandish, and even offensive as Ferrell's -- but Sandler's characters (in his good movies, like Happy Gilmore or Big Daddy) have heart, have three dimensions, and generally seem like real people. There's a difference, even if my wife thinks these sort of comedies all are irredeemably dumb.