With it's ups and downs, Talledega Nights is a barrage of sure laughter.

Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2006)

If you're just looking for a good laugh, or are a fan of the famous sports-spoofs, Ricky Bobby serves as 2006's revision of funniness. Will Ferrell takes the wheel, and delivers a smooth, side-splitting performance, that radiates a blend of his SNL days and the grip of NASCAR fend.
It doesn't boast the most memorable characters ever, but a nicely assembled cast however, with the likes of Sacha Barton Cohen of Ali G fame and Gary Cole a.k.a. Office Space's Bill Lumbergh. The jokes told by them, sometimes by sheer improv, more than make up for it.
Other times, the film may lose focus onto other things that were developed in a less-than-stellar way, but that's not what these films are all about. By the end, a certain catch phrase will be embedded into your head, and you will have a sudden craving for Big Red.
Being a comedy film, it sure doesn't disappoint.