Lot's of laughs, off the wall random parts, overall great for a laugh

Rating: 8/10 (6 August 2006)

I just saw Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and would highly recommend going to this movie. From the get-go the movie is portrayed in a slapstick frenzied atmosphere and (thankfully) never takes itself too seriously(whereas Wedding Crashers gets a bit schmaltzy towards the end). The fact that Ricky Bobby is constantly making a fool of himself provides the audience with exactly what it desires; two hours of zany jokes as well as plenty of lines and quotes that will be around for a long time. Ricky Bobby is a silly but likable character that ranks up with Ferrell's other noteworthy ones such as Ron Burgundy or his relentless Robert GOULET!! Overall it's a great film that the whole theater got its money worth out of.