'Screaming' good comedy

Throw Will Ferrell into the "Bad News Bears" and change the sport to soccer and you have "Kicking and Screaming." After directing such films as "How High" and "American Wedding," Jesse Dylan, son of musician Bob Dylan, has come out with his third and most recent movie, but unlike his first two movies, "Kicking and Screaming" is aimed more toward kids.\nWill Ferrell stars as Phil Weston, a normal caring dad who takes over as coach for his son's rag-tag pewee soccer team. Realizing that he knows nothing about coaching and scared of his competitive father (Robert Duvall), who coaches in the same league, Phil goes to his dad's neighbor Mike Ditka for coaching help. Ditka, who plays himself, jumps at the opportunity to beat Phil's dad and tries to guide Phil in the right direction. Along the way Phil becomes less of the caring father he once was and more of a caffeine-addicted competitive psycho.\nEven with Will Ferrell taking the lead in this movie, one of the highlights has to be seeing Mike Ditka act. Iron Mike's attitude adds a whole new dimension to comedy -- it's hilarious to see one of the most intimidating football coaches of all time working beside Will Ferrell.\nThe DVD is packed. While it doesn't have the typical director's commentary, which was disappointing, it has everything from deleted scenes to four-behind-the-scenes featurettes to show what it was like to create this movie. The featurettes go over things from a soccer camp needed in order to improve the players' soccer skills to in-depth and hilarious interviews with the kids. But the best part out of the entire special feature section might actually be the outtakes. It is definitely a must-see because of idiotic mistakes the actors make, especially Will Ferrell and Mike Ditka.\nIf you are looking for a Will Ferrell movie similar to "Old School" and "Anchorman" then you will be sadly disappointed. Since "Kicking and Screaming" doesn't stack up against most comedies, it is a nice twist to Ferrell's interesting career. This isn't a well-acted or a well-made film, but it is quite enjoyable if you are looking for a light comedy with a few good laughs.