SNL on the Big Screen: Who Did it Best? (version2)

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2.  Will Ferrell-Elf

Just because he can do drama doesn’t mean those are his best performances. Ferrell is a great actor (comic and otherwise) because of the level of commitment he brings to roles. It’s certainly the reason even his dumbest characters (Anchorman, Old School) are always the best thing to watch-and why audiences become emotionally invested. It could certainly be argued that Ron Burgundy is his best role (undeniably his most quoted), but watch the childlike wonder he brings to his performance in Elf as the man with his heart on his sleeve. It’s hard to play that amount of shear joy without tipping into the world of annoying, but somehow, his face and body sells the performance from start to finish. Watch this clip on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRGbzyvOBMw