A Bit Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (3 December 2006)

Don't get me wrong, this movie is worth watching. But it really isn't worth watching a second time. A lot more smiles or chuckles than outright laughs for me.
Ricky Bobby is definitely no Ron Burgundy. This film lacks the biting wit that made Ron Burgundy such a treat. Instead of a wicked satire it is merely sophomoric. It also lacks a worthy foil for Will Ferrell. Sacha Baron Cohen is disappointing to say the least. I just didn't find him very funny at all. John C. Reilly isn't bad but his character is really just too one dimensional for him to do much with it. The 2 "love interests" really weren't there enough to leave a lasting impression.
And what the heck is up with the "unrated" version on the DVD? There wasn't anything in there that couldn't be in a pg13 that I could see. Didn't watch it, but if the rated version was tamer it must have been good enough for the Disney channel.
Overall worth a look but I get the feeling that it suffered from the attempt to get that pg13 rating.