Expected entertainment, got one hour and fifty-six minutes of... well...

Rating: 5/10 (21 June 2008)

Usually when I go out to buy a DVD I search the net for reviews about the movie I want to purchase. I didn't do that this time, however, and I am starting to think I have made a mistake when I bought this DVD.
I bought 'Talladega Nights' today because I have a slight interest in Nascar, I enjoyed 'Days of Thunder', and the trailer which I saw a few years ago was very promising. However, running for one hour and fifty-six minutes, 'Talladega Nights' only rarely made me smile or giggle softly. From halfway the movie I had a slight urge to turn it off.
The type of humor can be described as loud, mindless and even more loud. I can understand that Redneck Americans might enjoy this kind of humor, but I wasn't entertained during most of the run of the movie.
After seeing Will Ferrell's performance in 'Zoolander' a few years back I was expecting lots of entertainment. But instead I felt bored. I'm disappointed I spent 18 euro's on this movie, which in my opinion is only worth 9 or so.
My rating for this movie is 5 out of 10. I'm willing to give it a 6, but certainly not more. Too bad, though. The idea and setting were nice and it could have been a funny 'Days of Thunder' spoof. Instead, they were acting like fools. Shame...