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Though it occasionally stalls, Talladega Nights' mix of satire, clever gags, and excellent ensemble performances put it squarely in the winner's circle.
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A comedy with horsepower to spare. Jul 31, 2008 | Full Review…
A comedy with horsepower to spare.
Steven Snyder
An inane parody of a triumphalist celebration of all-American sporting heroism. Sep 23, 2006 | Full Review…
An inane parody of a triumphalist celebration of all-American sporting heroism.
Philip French
Broad but not crude, dumb but not witless, clever but still snot-spittingly funny. Stupidly brilliant, in other words. Sep 23, 2006 | Full Review…
Broad but not crude, dumb but not witless, clever but still snot-spittingly funny. Stupidly brilliant, in other words.
Much like its star, Talladega Nights is erratic, infuriating and very, very funny. Sep 23, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Much like its star, Talladega Nights is erratic, infuriating and very, very funny.
Paul Arendt
Ferrell and Reilly display a genuine feel for their characters, as well as an appealing rapport. Sep 22, 2006 | Full Review…
Ferrell and Reilly display a genuine feel for their characters, as well as an appealing rapport.
Sandra Hall
One of the stupidest and one of the funniest movies in Will Ferrell's career. Aug 7, 2006
One of the stupidest and one of the funniest movies in Will Ferrell's career.
Richard Roeper
Talladega Nights holds up well, thanks to a clearly improv-first on-set culture. Apr 5, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Talladega Nights holds up well, thanks to a clearly improv-first on-set culture.
Sean Collier
In the 2000s, Will Ferrell had an enviable run of hit comedies. To my mind, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is the funniest of the batch. Dec 16, 2017 | Full Review…
In the 2000s, Will Ferrell had an enviable run of hit comedies. To my mind, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is the funniest of the batch.
Sean Axmaker
It's also a typical Ferrell vehicle, meaning it has his usual flat delivery and inside jokes. This particular style of comedy is odd, it's slow, it's kind of dumb and people seem to love it. Aug 23, 2017 | Full Review…
It's also a typical Ferrell vehicle, meaning it has his usual flat delivery and inside jokes. This particular style of comedy is odd, it's slow, it's kind of dumb and people seem to love it.
Dorothy Woodend
You pretty much have to like Will Ferrell to like Talladega Nights, it's his film through and through. But if you do, you're in for a ride. Mar 21, 2011 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
You pretty much have to like Will Ferrell to like Talladega Nights, it's his film through and through. But if you do, you're in for a ride.
Joshua Starnes
Often a one-note joke that goes on way too long... Apr 29, 2009 | Full Review…
Often a one-note joke that goes on way too long...
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Talladega starts out slow, picks up speed in the middle, and nearly crashes and burns in the end. Apr 23, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Talladega starts out slow, picks up speed in the middle, and nearly crashes and burns in the end.
Peter Keough
To me NASCAR is one of the most boring things to watch, but the movies on racing and NASCAR are awesome, and this movie is definitely no exception, in fact, I'd say its one of the funniest and best racing films of all time, and one of the funniest movies of Will Ferrel's carrier. To me everything in this film works, the timing of the lines, the jokes are all hysterical, the acting is fun and entertaining, and some of the racing is pretty entertaining. Sacha Baron Cohen as always is fantastic, though I wish I could here what he actually sounded like rather than an accent like in every movie he is in. This is also to me one of the most quotable comedies of all time, my favorite line being by Cohens character "Hakuna Matata, BEETCHES."
Super Reviewer
A film with just as much obnoxious hysteria than the main character. Will Ferrell provides a flavorful laughter that sticks to you no matter the amount of random-pun it may present. The enticing blend of comedy and racing is an excellent motion picture that reaches the finish line in grand fashion. 5/5
Ferrell films can vary from one end of the scale to the other, he can be funny and ingenious or a complete annoying twat, unfortunately many of his films do come under the 'annoying twat' label for me. This is not funny, Ferrell's worst by far, it may be because car racing just isn't a great source material for a comedy, I dunno. Cohen is very good as the French racer, he comes across quite well, almost like a kind of dastardly Disney baddie in the realms of 'Thorndyke' in 'The Love Bug' but the rest is just silly and simply unfunny. The characters are all rather un-likeable too, it just seems Ferrell is trying to make a comedy out of every 'sport', and this isn't even an interesting 'sport', NASCAR is dull dull dull if you ask me, but I am British, if you like this type of racing you may like it.
Terrible funny!
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