The Bill Curtis narration at the open gets a laugh. Is Steve Carell on the way out if this tanks? A good enough actor, but the comic edge and poor role selection has me yawning when I see his name in the credits. He does nothing to dispel that here.
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I’ve seen this teaser twice now and it still isn’t the slightest bit funny. There were those in the theater who laughed (you know, the one’s who laugh at almost anything with Will Ferrell). But for me, it was a big yawn.