There was absolutely no need to make this pile of dreck. Yeah, yeah, I get it Ferrell, you do not particularly like George W. Bush. Well guess what dip wad, a majority of Americans elected him President twice, so it is time to just get over it. Fact of the matter is that George W. Bush was a much better President than you are a comedian. As a matter of fact Carrot Top is a better comedian than you are. As for this movie it is the lowest of the low, with uncalled for insults, and at one point racial humor aimed at Condeleezza Rice. Since Will Ferrell has no problem with racist humor, and since Obama is 10 times worse than George W. Bush ever thought about being, I guess in 2016 American can look forward to Will Ferrell appearing on HBO in blackface to skewer Odumba.

I've noticed that any review here that says this was not funny tends to be voted down whereas any review that says it was funny is voted useful, quality of writing seems to be out of the equation and the politics of the situation appear to be the all, because obviously liberals will love anything that mocks conservatives while only red neck racists would not love this film, right? Well, it will make no difference (to borrow a phrase, "haters gonna hate") but as a white, middle class male in my 30's who watches the Daily Show and is "liberal" in most issues, I should have been target audience for this and, if I'm honest I did watch it because I expected to find Bush easy to laugh at and for my own opinions to be reaffirmed in the meantime.Problem is that this film is so incredibly basic that it just doesn't work. If you take it as an attempt at political satire then it is a total fail because there is almost nothing clever in here; considering the Daily Show ate well for years off the Bush presidency and produced constant material that was as funny as it was cutting. There is nothing here that even comes close. So OK, maybe that is me being unfair to the material because it is clearly not trying to be a biting satire but rather just a basic mocking of Bush based on the idea that he is dumb and fake. This is not anything new and it is a pretty well mined seam for the film to try and get something out of, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Problem is that the material is just crude and unfunny without any real invention or wit – the biggest laughs from the crowd come due to a picture of a penis. Add to that the fact that we have almost 3 minutes given over to a moment where Condoleezza Rice does an erotic dance for Bush (in a bit so painful I wondered if it would ever end) and you're starting to get the idea. In fairness it is a Will Ferrell film so one should not be surprised and it does play to the teenage boy market rather anyone used to their political comedy being either (a) political, or (b) funny.Ferrell is not a good impressionist but, like the material, he goes for the easy route and he vaguely gets there – I know the point is not that he is meant to look or sound particularly like Bush but it does add to the "good enough" feel the film has. Overall I was looking forward to this film but it doesn't deliver. No matter how you look at it (political satire or fish-in-barrel exercise) it isn't funny and has no wit or invention. The "Bush is dumb" line has produced some very funny material in the past, while his terrible presidency has given us some great, cutting satire – this film cannot manage to be even average in either of those camps.

The show is as simplistic as the Bush Presidency. Liberals will adore it but Conservatives shall loathe it. Will Ferrell becomes absolutely annoying after a while. While he has the accent down pat and the greatest imitation of the Bush #43 walk down to a science, this show becomes insulting and rather tedious. The fact remains that George W. Bush was elected president twice and deserves some respect. Notice that the show never mentions Al Gore or John Kerry at all. Where was all the fuss about the 2000 presidential election? How about '04 in Ohio?Condoleeza Rice should be insulted by this. This show puts her down as some go-go dancer and suggests that Bush had more of an interest in her than just secretary-of-state.Poland and the other countries participating in the Iraqi offensive are put down.Psychologists will say that these Bush put-downs really suggest a genuine love for the man. Will history vindicate our 43rd president? The answer to that one will take years to evolve. One thing for sure, this show with Will Ferrell will not be vindicated.

Usually I like Ferrell, and I like most of his movies, but good Lord, these people just cannot let it go. I am amazed at the double standard between liberals and conservatives in comedy. I am usually the one saying that people need to lighten-up and quit worrying about being politically correct but even I found the Condi Rice scene offensive. Can you imagine the flap if they did a similar scene using Michelle Obama. I don't know what it is about liberals that makes them so unfunny when dealing with political topics. As I said, usually I like Ferrell (albeit that his brand of humor is typically juvenile) and his Bush is not bad but this show was not funny. It belongs in the same unfunny file as Real Time with Bill Maher. I'm just so tired of the same old non-jokes.