Winner!

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2007)

I think this is Will Ferrell's best comedy. There are many good jokes, and some touching moments. (There were some moments which are openly non-straight which I found pointless.) Overall this is just plain funny. I laughed several times unexpectedly which suggests that there was some originality involved with the script.
I loved Gary Cole who played Reese Bobby to a "T" - perfectly. It was a personal pleasure for me b/c the only other movie I have seen him in (which he did flawlessly) was "Office Space." He did "Reese" so well that I didn't recognize him in his opening scene.
John C. Reilly as "Ricky Bobby's" best friend was utterly convincing throughout the movie. I kept thinking, "can he be that stupid?" then had to realize he was only acting - great job.
Michael Clarke Duncan? He can do anything and he is ***ALWAYS*** a joy and a pleasure to watch on the big screen. I wish I was a producer - he'd be in every movie I ever made!
Finally, the racing scenes: I don't watch NASCAR, but to me the racing scenes were very well done and completely believable. 10 out of 10.
-LD
PS: the continual reference to Christ as if He is an object of comedy was disappointing, but I have learned that the non-believing world use His name however they like ... just as *I* use to when I was a non-believer. May God richly bless you all, in Jesus' name, amen.
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