As far as the continuing improvement, I think that there has been some up and down in his movies from The Anchorman on, but I think that is the fault of the scripts rather than any lack of skill. I love his humor, he has a great comic timing & delivery. As long as he is on a roll he will continue to get good scripts.
I think it is the script that is the key, no matter how good he is a single actor can not carry a movie with a lousy script. That said . .. I think that as long as he brings in money he will continue to have his pick of scripts, and I think this will result in lots of great movies.
I am very interested in seeing The Other Guys and I am confident it will be a quality movie.
Yes he is getting better. More important is I think he is getting to choose from better scripts and getting better talent surrounding him.
Will Ferrell is having a golden age he has been getting better and gaining more exposure. He's without a doubt one of the greatest actors of the time.
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