Between those moments, however, are too many gags that don't work, namely a bunch of unfunny fantasy sequences:
recurring appearances by a groovy Jesus Christ (also played by Ferrell), a strained send - up of Armageddon, and, most painfully, a supermodel photo shoot.
One of the books, How to Screw Up Your Kids, features
a recurring appearance by neighboring Lake Mooselookmeguntic.
Not exact matches
Filmmakers Mark Burton and Richard Starzak keep things interesting
by including a handful of memorable and unexpectedly hilarious images and set pieces, with the
recurring gag featuring an angry jailhouse dog provoking hearty laughs with each and every
appearance.
Not all of it works:
Recurring ghostly
appearances by the dead Orlando are a hoary narrative device, and Aretha Franklin's «(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman» is a slightly jarring soundtrack choice.
It's definitely not without it's share of awful moments, especially a horrible
recurring cameo
appearance by Rob Schneider (Down Periscope).
The group exhibition «Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me» is built in a collage of ideas, artworks and emotions, echoing the novel of the same name
by Spanish writer Javier Marías, is not developed around the novel's plot, but is concerned rather with its construction, most notably in the
recurring appearance of the lines, taken from Shakespeare's «Richard III», deformed and reassembled to become a ritornello.