Like the Anchorman films, with Zoolander you either buy into it or simply miss the point completely. However, there is one crucial difference between the two now-fledgling franchises: Anchorman manages to be funny. Beyond the opening death-of-Bieber sequence and Ferrell hurling insults at leading fashion designers at the end, the idea is better than the execution as no amount of posturing, silly accents and pointless cameos make up for the generally thin and humourless script. Penelope Cruz almost survives with a valiant performance in the 'straight' role, but overall this is a rather self-satisfied attempt at prolonging what was already a limited idea.
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