When It's Funny, It's Really Funny

Rating: 5/10 (19 August 2006)

When Ricky Bobby is funny, it is downright hilarious, however when it isn't you will find yourself checking the time to see just how long you have been in the theater. The always fun Will Ferrell seems to be trying a bit too hard in some of the scenes...sometimes painfully hard. Maybe it is because I was raised in the south that this film seems more like a documentary than anything. Talladega Nights tries way too hard to be funny. There is, however a hilarious scene between Ricky and his best friend when one of them confesses to something deep and dark in their past. I don't understand why this film has been so successful. My advice? Wait till it hits video stores.