Advantages: A few small chuckles Disadvantages: The latest installment in the Will Ferrell show
When a new sensation in NASCAR driving comes from nowhere he quickly becomes a fans favourite with his win at all costs attitude. Along with his best friend Cal Naughton Jr (John C Reilly), Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) seems to have the world at his feet. The arrival of a new world champion French F1 driver (Sacha Baron Cohen) seems to give Ricky a new challenger to compete with. Now it's time for Bobby to try and prove himself to be the best driver ... ...plain sailing for him as he tries to beat Jean Girard.
Having not really enjoyed Anchorman that much, although it has grown on me the more I've seen it, I sat down to watch one of Ferrell's latest offerings. The story of Ricky Bobby's rise through NASCAR didn't particularly appeal too much but it did seem that it would at least be amusing. How wrong I turned out to be, apart from a couple of funny moments this film really offers nothing and seems ...
Andy.mack 18.09.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Talladega Nights - The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (DVD)
Advantages: Some great performances Disadvantages: The humour is somewhat lost on me
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is the second film in the Mediocre American Man Trilogy, also known as the Colon Trilogy. The first film was Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and starred Will Ferrell alongside a host of comedians that have employed comedy in poking fun at stereotypes and themselves. This film follows the same mould, with Deep South American humour being exploited as well as NASCAR racing.
The Plot
All his life ... ...in the footsteps of his racing driver father who left the family when Ricky Bobby was young, leaving him with one sentence: 'If you ain't first, you're last!' Ricky takes this motto all the way with him, quickly becoming the top driver, in a team with his childhood friend and racing partner, Cal Naughton Jr. They have a team motto, 'Shake 'n' Bake', which they use to help Ricky Bobby win all the races, with Cal always coming in second.
Frenchman ...
pmcds 04.06.2008
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