I secretly wonder if this is a "Well Played, Will Ferrell" in disguise -- albeit a very good disguise.
Sure, his vest comes down to his knees, and yeah, it makes his legs look two feet long. And the turtleneck gives off the vibe that he's partly in traction. But don't you think that, at the premiere of his movie about basketball, Will Ferrell intentionally showed up looking like he'd borrowed clothes directly from Shaquille O'Neal? Or that he was styled by Charles Barkley? Used Dwayne Wade's tailor? I know he didn't show up at the Blades of Glory premiere in junk-cradling spandex, but that doesn't mean he isn't trying to distract everyone from how bad this movie looks by doing something amusing at the premiere. It's like a loving tribute to a Big & Tall store.
That's got to be it, right? Because I would hate to believe that Will Ferrell has suffered a head injury and woke up thinking he's Karl Malone, or that he's got some sort of bizarre elephantitis of the torso that's caused it to take over three-quarters of his body. Those things are sad. The idea that this is a fashion gag makes me much happier. And because I can't handle trauma without having had my caffeine yet, I need to cling to the latter.
