A quick gander at Will Ferrell’s 50+ film appearances shows that he has made quite the career out of playing absurdly out of place characters. He has played a Christmas elf, a figure skater, a failed disco singer, a time-traveling paleontologist, and the star of a telenovela just to name a few. Now you can add Icelandic pop singer to the list.
In “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” Ferrell and co-star Rachel McAdams play a musical duo hoping to represent Iceland in the upcoming international Eurovision competition. Obviously Ferrell and McAdams are terrible and obviously they somehow find themselves with the opportunity to represent their homeland. As the trailer shows, absurdity is the main course and it looks like we’ll get plenty of it. For me a little Ferrell goes a long way so we’ll see how this one turns out.
“Eurovision Song Contest” debuts on Netflix June 26th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
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O.M.G. I can’t even stand the real Eurovision contest, it’s utter bilge. This looks like an equal pile of shite and if I were Icelandic I’d be well naffed off. I’d rather take my eyes out with a spoon than watch it. 😎
Soooo, are you saying you’re giving it a watch? 😜
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Ha, Ha! While my sentiments aren’t as strong as Fraggles, let me just say, “Pass.”
It looks pretty terrible. I like McAdams though which makes me at least curious.
You must be bored. 😉
Will Ferrell hasn’t been clicking with me for years as some of his recent films have been unwatchable at times but this actually looks interesting. Mainly because he’s got Rachel McAdams to work with as she is actually funny.
McAdams is all that really encourages me to see this. Otherwise, I’d probably give it a pass.
As a Will Ferrell fan, this one doesn’t look very good. I don’t really know what Rachel McAdams is doing either. Buckle in kids, it’s going to be a bumpy one
Bumpy indeed. If I were predicting a Rotten Tomatoes score… ewwww
My prediction would be in the low 30s. Speaking of which, I just caught a glimpse of Artemis Fowl’s reception on there and — Yikes!! 9%!
Yep. Sadly it’s a well-earned 9%.
I have a mixed opinion on Ferrell – especially after the horrible Daddy’s Home – so we’ll see on this one.
He is a mixed bag. When he’s on he can be really funny. But he misses as much as he hits.
When he’s good, he’s very very good and when he’s bad… he’s awful.
You’re right. There really isn’t much middle ground with him, is it?